Querim | |
Other Name: | Keri (in Konkani) |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Coordinates: | 15.7133°N 73.7028°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-District |
Subdivision Name3: | Pernem |
Government Type: | Village Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Querim-Tiracol |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.05 |
Population Total: | 3,038 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Querikar, Kerikar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Demographics Type2: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title2: | Former Official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Portuguese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 403524 |
Registration Plate: | GA |
Querim or Keri is a village on the river mouth of the Tiracol River, part of the Pernem sub-division of North Goa, India. It is the northwesternmost point of the state, known for Querim Beach, the historic Church of St. Francis Xavier and a nearby Portuguese fortress.[1]
A road connects the village to nearby Paliyem, and a ferry connects to Tiracol.[2] The closest is Pernem.
Querim Beach is the sandy coastline of the Querim village. It is the largest northernmost beach in Goa. The beach comprises a long stretch of sand with a few rocky outcrops, rows of trees and a river inlet of Tiracol River. It is located to the north of the Arambol beach and village, but in order to reach there by foot, one has to walk through the hill and jungle between a Sweet Water Lake in Paliyem.[3]