Kasarpal Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chief Electoral Officer, Goa State . 17 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129223714/http://www.ceogoa.nic.in/bicholim/bicholim_details1.aspx . 29 January 2012 . dead .
  2. Book: Gomes Pereira. Rui. Goa: Hindu temples and deities(tranlslated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto). 1978. Pereira, 1978. 121.