Bardez

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Bardez
Bardez taluka in North Goa district.png
Location of Bardez in North Goa, Goa
Coordinates: 15°35′22″N73°49′06″E / 15.589407°N 73.818305°E / 15.589407; 73.818305
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Goa
District North Goa
Headquarters Mapusa
Settlements1 City
15 Towns
28 Villages
Government
   Tehsildar na
   Lok Sabha constituency North Goa
   MLA na
Population
 (2011)
   Taluka 237,440
   Urban
68.69%
Demographics
   Literacy rate 82.55%
  Sex ratio980
PIN
4031XX, 4032XX, 4035XX
Vehicle registration GA-03
Rainna

Bardez is a taluka of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.

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Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bardez Taluka has a population of 237,440. The sex-ratio of Bardez Taluka is around 980 compared to state average of 973. The literacy rate of Bardez Taluka is 82.55% out of which 84.91% males are literate and 80.15% females are literate. The total area of Bardez is 263.98 sq.km with population density of 899 per sq.km. [1]

Languages

Majority of the population of Bardez Taluka speak Konkani as their mother tongue.

According to the 2011 Census of India, 68.59% of the population of Bardez Taluka spoke Konkani, 9.95% Marathi, 7.88% Hindi, 3.56% Kannada, 2.03% English and 1.78% Urdu as their first language. [2]

Languages of Bardez Taluka (2011) [2]

   Konkani (68.59%)
   Marathi (9.95%)
   Hindi (7.88%)
   Kannada (3.56%)
   English (2.03%)
   Urdu (1.78%)
  Others (6.21%)

Religion

Hinduism is followed by the majority of the population of Bardez Taluka. Christians form a significant minority.

According to the 2011 Census of India, 66.71% of the population in Bardez Taluka follow Hinduism, 25.60% Christianity, 6.96% Islam and 0.73% follow other religions or did not state religion. [1]

Religion in Bardez Taluka (2011) [1]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
66.71%
Christianity
25.60%
Islam
6.96%
Others
0.73%

Etymology

View of a valley in Bardez Slope to Bardez, Goa, India.jpg
View of a valley in Bardez

The name is credited to the Saraswat Brahmin immigrants who emigrated to the Konkan via Magadha plains in northern India. Bardez, or more properly bara (twelve) desh (country), means "twelve countries" (or territories). The form 'country' probably refers to clan territorial limits, or to the Brahmin comunidades , of which the twelve are:

  1. Aldona
  2. Anjuna
  3. Assagao
  4. Candolim
  5. Moira
  6. Nachinola
  7. Olaulim
  8. Pomburpa
  9. Saligao
  10. Sangolda
  11. Serula
  12. Siolim

Bardez is delimited on the north by the Chapora River, on the south by the Mandovi River, on the east by the Mapusa River, which originates in Bardez itself near the capital city of Mapusa, and on the west by the Arabian Sea.

A native of Bardez is called a Bardeskar or Bardescar ( IPA : /'baːɾdeːskaːɾ/) in the Konkani language.

Bardez is the site of the legislature of Goa, in the southern parish village of Penha de França (Britona), in Serula. Other famous sites are the Fort Aguada, the beaches of Candolim, Sinquerim, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna, and Vagator villages, the hilltop monastery and boarding school of Monte Guirim, which was restored by Padre Luna after Pombal's devastation, the village communities of Salvador do Mundo, Penha da França, Siolim, Moira, Porvorim, Colvale, Saligao, and Sangolda, to name but the most prominent.

Goa's Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and St Xavier's College, Mapusa are located in Bardez.

The village and comunidade of Anjuna was a prime hippie destination. Bardes is famous as the birthplace of Rev Fr Agnelo de Souza, who is expected be recognised for sainthood in the near future. He is one of the two most prominent religious Goan Christians, the other being St Joseph De Vaz, the "Apostle of Ceylon".

List of towns and villages

List of towns in Bardez taluk: [3]

List of villages in Bardez taluk:

The Indian Netflix original show, Typewriter , is set in Bardez. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. "Villages & Towns in Bardez Taluka of North Goa, Goa". Census 2011. Government of India.
  4. "'Typewriter' review: Some thrills, but not enough chills in Sujoy Ghosh's Netflix horror series".