Mardol | |
Other Name: | Mhardol |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Coordinates: | 15.433°N 73.95°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Mhardolkar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | GA |
Mardol is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa,India.[1]
The Marathi and Portuguese languages radio playwright and short-story writer Ananta Rau Sar Dessai lived and practiced medicine in Mardol.Mardol is a fast-growing town in Goa. Mardol and Mangueshi are twin towns. The late Vasantrao Velingkar, the first MLA of Marcaim, who sacrificed his post for Dayanand Bandodkar, who became Chief Minister, lived in Mardol.Mardol has a football team playing in the Third Division in Goa.
The Mahalasa Narayani Temple, dedicated to the goddess Mahalasa, is located at Mardol in Ponda is one of the most famous temples in Goa.
Panaji is 21 kilometers from Mardol and Ponda is 9.2 kilometers away. Many inter-state government run and privately operated buses travel through Mardol.Nearby travelling villages are Kunkolim, Veling, Priol.