North-Goa Pincodes

One of the two districts that make up the Indian state of Goa is North Goa district. The district, which occupies 1,736 square kilometres, is bordered to the north by the districts of Kolhapur and Sindhudurg in the state of Maharashtra, to the east by the district of Belgavi in the state of Karnataka, to the south by the district of South Goa, and to the west by the Arabian Sea.

History

All of today’s northern provinces were a part of the Bijapur Sultanate when the Portuguese arrived in AD 1510. Following their successful victory, Portugal seized Ilhas and Bardez, and the area is now known as Velhas Conquistas. The remaining area was eventually ruled by the Maratha Kingdom of Sawantwadi until AD 1783 following the fall of the Deccan sultanates and the establishment of the Marathas in the late 1600s.

For the Hindus, Muslims, and newly converted Christians who were fleeing the Portuguese Inquisition occurring in Goa, these areas were considered safe havens. As part of the late eighteenth-century Novas Conquistas, the Portuguese seized these lands. They were ruled by the Portuguese until 1961, when India conquered them.

Administration

Panaji, the capital of the state of Goa, serves as the district’s administrative centre. The district is a part of the Konkan, a larger geographical area. District collector Mamu Hage, IAS is her name. Three subdivisions, Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim, as well as five talukas, Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez (Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari (Valpoi), make up the district. In January 2015, the Ponda taluka was moved from the North Goa district to the South Goa district.

Demography

North Goa has 8,18,008 residents, almost equivalent to the population of the US state of South Dakota or the nation of Comoros, according to the 2011 census. As a result, it is ranked 480th in India. There are 471 people living in the district per square kilometre (1,220/sq mi). Between 2001 and 2011, the population growth rate was 7.8%. North Goa has an 88.85% literacy rate and a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males. The district’s population is composed of 2.15% Scheduled Castes and 6.92% Scheduled Tribes.

Tourism

Anjuna Beach, Candolim Beach, Mandrem Beach, Calangute Beach, Morjim Beach, and Arambol Beach are just a few of the beaches that make up North Goa. Other tourist destinations are the temple of Boghdeshwara, the church of Mae De Deus, and Fort Aguada. North Goa’s Chorao and Divar Island are islands that can be reached via ferry.