Ponolem Explained

Punolem
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Goa#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Goa, India
Coordinates:15.5975°N 73.7772°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Goa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North Goa
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Bardez
Government Type:Panchayat
Leader Title:Sarpanch
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Konkani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:403508
Registration Plate:GA 03
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Mapusa
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:North Goa

Ponolem (or Punolem) is a village in North Goa's Bardez taluka (sub-district), India. It lies in the Goa Assembly constituency of Aldona.

Location

It has Carona village and Calvim to its west, and Maem or Mayem in Bicholim taluka is close to its eastern side. The Calvim bridge is also within short distance of Ponolem.

Health centre

Along with Calvim and Carona, Punolem (or Ponolem) is covered by the Primary Health Centre at Aldona, which has a strength of 12 beds and covers some ten villages or areas (Bastora, Moira, Calvim, Pomburpa, Salvador do Mundo, Penha de France, Socorro, Corjuem, Brittona II or Betim, and the Aldona-Quitla area).

Demographics

Census records of 2011 say Ponolem (their spelling) is a tiny village covering 92.10 hectares, has just 29 households, 120 persons (63 male and 57 female), and a total of 12 under-the-age-of-six children (comprising nine boys and three girls).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Census of India, 2011 Goa: Series 31, Part XIIB: District Census Handbook, North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts.. Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. 102.