| Pernem | |
| Settlement Type: | Town / Sub-District Capital |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
| Coordinates: | 15.7167°N 73.797°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Sub District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | Early 1800s |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Pravin Prabhakar Arlekar |
| Leader Title1: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Usha Nagvekar |
| Area Total Km2: | 4 |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 70,726 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics Type2: | Religions[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Dominant |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Hinduism 93.13% |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 403512 |
| Area Code: | 0832 2201 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Also spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English, Portuguese, Marathi |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Historical |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Minor |
| Demographics2 Info2: | Christianity 5.08% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Historical |
| Demographics2 Info3: | Roman Catholicism |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Population Demonym: | Pednekar, Pernecar |
Pernem (Peddnne; in Konkani pronounced as /pɛːɽɳɛ̃ː/) is a town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is the capital of the Pernem Sub-District.
Pernem is one of the twelve sub-districts of Goa. It consists of twenty village panchayats and one municipality (Pernem city), and is surrounded by Vengurla and Sawantwadi sub-districts of Sindhudurga to the north, Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurga to the east, Bardez and Bicholim to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west.
Villages and towns in the area include Agarvado, Alorna, Amberem, Arambol, Cansarvornem, Casnem, Chandel, Chopdem, Corgao, Dargalim, Ibrampur, Mandrem, Morjim, Mopa, Ozorim, Paliem, Parcem, Pernem, Poroscodem, Querim, Tamboxem, Tiracol, Torxem, Tuem, Uguem, Varconda and Virnora.
Pernem has two waterfalls, one in the Mauli Temple area at Sarmale and another in the Mulvir Temple area at Malpe.
As of 2011, Pernem has a population of 70,726, of which 36,095 are male and 34,631 are female. The literacy rate is 79.7%, with the male literacy rate at 84.1% and the female literacy rate at 75.3%.
It is estimated that Pernem's population is around 90,529 at 2022.[3]
A chapel was built in 1852 by the Portuguese after their successful Nova Conquistador campaign. It was elevated into a Parish on 2 January 1855. St. Joseph Church was rebuilt in 1864 and renovated in 2002. The Parish has 5 substations constituted of 11 small Christian communities. Fr. Paulo Dias is the Parish Priest.
Pernem is famous for Dussehra. The festival spans 5 days, ending on Kojagiri Pournima. On the day of Kojagiri Pournima one of Goa's biggest feasts is organised. Temples include Adisthan Mangar, Bhagawati, Rawalnath, Sateri, Dwarpal, Mauli, Gautameshwar, Narayan, Mulvir, Maruti and Shri somnath.
There is no major source of income in the sub-district. The sub-district market is not large. Most of the people depend on other regions for employment. Pernem hosts around 300 to 400 small and medium enterprises. The Thursday weekly market is the second largest in North Goa.
Pernem is part of Pernem (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).
There are four high schools in Pernem, namely Vikas High School, Viscount of Pernem High School, Shree Bhagwati and St. Joseph.[4] Higher education is pursued at Govt Higher Secondary of Commerce, Arts, Science & Vocational studies, Govt College Sohirobanath Ambiye college of arts and commerce. There are no institutions for higher education for Science, Engineering and Medicine in Pernem.
There is one hospital in Pernem, the Government Health Centre.[5]
Pernem is well connected, by road and the Konkan Railway. Pernem railway station is the first railway station in Goa for inbound trains from Mumbai. The Mandovi Express, Konkan Kanya Express and Goa Sampark Kranti Express stop there. National Highway 66 passes through the area, connecting it to Mumbai, Pune and Mangaluru.
List of towns in Pernem taluk:[6]
List of villages in Pernem taluk: