Official Name: | Fudam |
Native Name: | Podamo[1] or Fodão[2] |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | UT |
Subdivision Name1: | DNDD |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Diu |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name3: | Diu Island |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | approx. 1,500 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Fudãocar or Podamcar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English |
Demographics1 Title2: | Also spoken (understood) |
Demographics1 Info2: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Demographics1 Title3: | Historical |
Demographics1 Info3: | Portuguese |
Demographics Type2: | Religions |
Demographics2 Title1: | Dominant |
Demographics2 Info1: | Christianity, Hinduism |
Demographics2 Title2: | Minor |
Demographics2 Title3: | Historical |
Demographics2 Info3: | Roman Catholicism |
Timezone: | IST |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Coordinates: | 20.7128°N 70.9602°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Government Type: | Panchayat |
Fudam or Podamo (also spelt Fodão) is a village in the central region of the island of Diu. It is around away from the town of Diu.
Its main attraction is the large Fudam Bird Sanctuary which is home to many migratory birds.[3]
The oldest building in the village is the Nossa Senhora de Remedios church, dating to 1667 AD.[4]