Kasarpal | |
Native Name Lang: | Kansarpal, Kasarpali |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Coordinates: | 15.6492°N 73.9347°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Block |
Subdivision Name3: | Bicholim |
Subdivision Type4: | Panchayat |
Subdivision Name4: | Latambarcem |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | GA |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mapusa |
Kasarpal is a town in the Bicholim region of Goa, which is in the North Goa district.[1] It is about 14 km from the town of Mapusa.
The original name of the village is mentioned as Pallika in a Copper-plate inscription dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the Archaeology department of Goa. The name of the village is said to have derived from Sanskrit Kasara which means a pond, and Pallika meaning a village. Alternatively, it is also possible that the village was known as Kasarpal because it was a village where trade of coppersmiths once flourished. The village was later gifted to a certain Shreshthi (head of a trade guild) by a Brahmin minister named Nagadeva. Kasarpal is the site of the 800-year-old Shri Kalikadevi Temple.[2] The village also houses shrines dedicated to Mahadev and Bhumika.