Marra, Goa | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Location in Goa, India  Marra, Goa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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[edit]
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[edit]
In December 2018, Pilerne-Marra village panchayat won the clean village award for North Goa.[2]
Panchayat[edit]
The local panchayat (village authority) in Marra is jointly run with neighbouring Pilerne. It has a presence on Facebook.
Local groups[edit]
Local activist groups in the area include the Pilerne Citizens' Forum, 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[edit]
- ^ a b c Census of India, 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB. District Census Handbook, North Goa. Village and Town-wise Primary Census Abstracts (PDF). Census of India: Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. p. 102.
- ^ "Sinha gives Swachh town awards to Cuncolim, Bicholim". The Times of India. TNN. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Pilerne-Marra VP charged for refusing to stop construction work on Savlem banks". oHeraldo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Pilerne citizens to move court over land filling". The Times of India. TNN. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Pilerne comunidade clears grant of 16 plots for housing". The Times of India. TNN. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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