Nadora

Coordinates: 15°40′31″N 73°52′28″E / 15.67528°N 73.87444°E / 15.67528; 73.87444
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Nadora
village
Nadora is located in Goa
Nadora
Nadora
Location in Goa, India
Nadora is located in India
Nadora
Nadora
Nadora (India)
Coordinates: 15°40′31″N 73°52′28″E / 15.67528°N 73.87444°E / 15.67528; 73.87444
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
TalukaBardez
Government
 • TypePanchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403513 (Colvale)
Vehicle registrationGA 03
Nearest cityMapusa
Lok Sabha constituencyNorth Goa
Websitegoa.gov.in

Nadora is a village at one end of the North Goa taluka, or sub-district, of Bardez. It is divided by the Colvale river from the northernmost Goa taluka of Pernem or Pednem. It lies between Pirna to its east, and Revora to its west.

Area, population[edit]

Nadora covers an area of 509.96 hectares.[1] It has a total of 295 households within its village area.[1] In all 1,257 persons live in Nadora, comprising 648 males and 609 females.[1] There are 120 children aged under six, 59 boys and 61 girls, according to the 2011 Census.[1]

Flooding, waterlogging in 2019[edit]

In 2019, the Revora-Nadora area was in the news after an island called the Raneache Juvem in the locality flooded due to torrential rain.[2]

Incessant water-logging was also reported during 2019 in the village.[3]

It is located approximately 21 metres (69 ft) above sea level and falls in the Tivim Goa Assembly constituency.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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. p. 102.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Paul (9 August 2019). "Families evacuated as island off Revora goes under". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Singh, Divyesh (11 August 2019). "Goa floods: People helping each other, no help from administration, say villagers". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2020.