Marra, Goa
Marra, Goa | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Location in Goa, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°31′53″N 73°49′13″E / 15.53139°N 73.82028°ECoordinates: 15°31′53″N 73°49′13″E / 15.53139°N 73.82028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Taluka | Bardez |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA 03 |
| Nearest city | Mapusa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | North Goa |
| Website | goa |
Marra is a small village in North Goa's Bardez sub-district or taluka. It falls in the Assembly constituency of Saligao. It is surrounded by the areas of Candolim and Pilerne, among others.
Area, population[]
According to the 2011 Census, Marra has an area of 326.56 hectares, and a population of 516 households comprising 1,988 persons.[1] Of these 1,029 are male and 959 are female.[1] Children up to six years of age comprise 189 persons in this locality, of whom 99 are male and 90, female.[1]
Clean village[]
In December 2018, Pilerne-Marra village panchayat won the clean village award for North Goa.[2]
Panchayat[]
The local panchayat (village authority) in Marra is jointly run with neighbouring Pilerne. It has a presence on Facebook.
Local groups[]
Local activist groups in the area include the , which has raised issues of local governance and fairness of decision-making.[3] Given the area's proximity to the fast-urbanising area of Porvorim, many land-related debates have come up in the region.[4] [5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Census of India, 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB. District Census Handbook, North Goa. Village and Town-wise Primary Census Abstracts. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3001_PART_B_DCHB_NORTH%20GOA.pdf: Census of India: Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. p. 102.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Dec 20, TNN /; 2018; Ist, 11:03. "Sinha gives Swachh town awards to Cuncolim, Bicholim | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Pilerne-Marra VP charged for refusing to stop construction work on Savlem banks". oHeraldo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ May 29, TNN /; 2009; Ist, 06:48. "Pilerne citizens to move court over land filling | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ Nov 2, टाइम्स न्यूज़ नेटवर्क / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:06. "Pilerne comunidade clears grant of 16 plots for housing | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[]
- Goa geography stubs
- Villages in North Goa district