Nadora

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Nadora
Nadora (India)
Coordinates: 15°40′31″N73°52′28″E / 15.67528°N 73.87444°E / 15.67528; 73.87444 Coordinates: 15°40′31″N73°52′28″E / 15.67528°N 73.87444°E / 15.67528; 73.87444
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Goa
District North Goa
Taluka Bardez
Government
  TypePanchayat
Languages
  Official Konkani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403513 (Colvale)
Vehicle registration GA 03
Nearest city Mapusa
Lok Sabha constituency North Goa
Website goa.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.

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Area, population

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

In 2019, the Revora-Nadora area was in the news after an island called the Raneancho Zunvo 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.