Cuncoliem is a village in Ponda taluka, Goa, India.
Village panchayat
Cuncoliem (also spelt Kunkoliem), shares a common village panchayat with Veling and Prior, two neighbouring villages. This is called the village panchayat of Veling-Priol-Kunkoliem.[1] In July 2020, during the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a controversy in the area over the housing of Covid patients.[2]
Area, population
In the 2011 Census, Cuncoliem was found to have an area of 517 hectares, with a total of 323 households, and a population of 1,385 persons, comprising 711 males and 674 females.[3] The zero-to-six age group population comprised 134 children, of these 70 were males and 64 females.[3]
Priol assembly constituency
Cuncoliem, under the Veling-Priol-Cuncoliem village panchayat, is one of the seven panchayats that made up the Priol assembly segment of Goa. The other six panchayats included in this assembly constituency are Tivrem-Orgao, Betki-Khandola, Savoi-Verem, Bhoma-Adcolna, Keri and Volvoi.[4]
Comunidade
Cuncoliem also has a comunidade (also called a gaonkaria, earlier), which is a village land-holding community body. In October 2017, this was one of the 28 comunidades in Goa, to which the Goa government had appointed committees.[5]
Shrines
The Sri Gomantak Tirupati Balaji Devasthan is located at Cuncoliem, and has been described as being located in a bit of an "isolated place and not as frequented by devotees as compared to other nearby three temples at Priol like Mangueshi, Shanta Durga as well as Mahalsa Narayani".[6] Shree Ganesha Purusha Temple Kunkoliem is also located in the area.Template:Fact
PIN code
The Cuncoliem-Mardol Postal Index Number code is 403404.[7]
References
- ↑ VELING-PRIOL-KUNKOLIEM. Goa.PanchayatRaj.Net. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Review move to house Covid-19 patients, urge Mardol locals, Kaisuvker, Suraj P.. The Times of India(July 21, 2020). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Census of India 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB, District Census Handbook. North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts.{{#if:|, }. Directorate of Census Operations, Goa(2014)
- ↑ Priol: Priol's Gaude gets hold of five panchayats in Ponda. The Times of India(June 20, 2017). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Government appoints committees in 28 comunidades. The Times of India(October 30, 2017). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Sri Gomantak Tirupati Balaji devasthan, Goa - Reviews, Photos - Sri Gomantak Tirupati Balaji Devasthan. Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Kunkoliem Mardol Pin Code: Kunkoliem Mardol, Ponda, Goa, South Goa Post Office Code & Address with Map. codepin.in. Retrieved 2021-10-08.