Pernem

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Pernem
State - District(s)	Goa - North Goa
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	5285 -
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 403512 - +91-832 -

Pernem is a northmost administrative region or Taluka in North Goa. It is also the name of the town of Pernem, which is its headquarters. It has a Municipal Council. Geographically, Pernem is surrounded by Bicholim taluka on East, Arabian Sea on West, Bardez taluka on south and Sawantwadi taluka (Maharashtra State) on north.

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Location
4 Culture

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Pernem had a population of 5285. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pernem has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%. In Pernem, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] History

Pernem is counted as belonging to one of the two Goan sub-regions, the Novas Conquistas, or New Conquests. It was taken over, lost and finally regained from the Rajas of Sawantwadi, a state on Goa's northern border that allied sometimes with the Portuguese and sometimes with the Marathas. (The Kingdom of Sawantwadi was integrated into the district of Ratnagiri after 1947 and is now part of the district of Sindhudurg). Later, it was largely belonged to Deshprabhu family as an estate. After Liberation of Goa by Indian Armed Forces from Portuguese, it became part of Union Territory of Goa.

The m at the end of the name is a Portuguese addition and is silent. The name in Konkani and Marathi is Pedne, and inhabitants are called Pednecar in Konkani and Pedneker in Marathi (giving the spoken forms). The surname Pednekar used by Konkanasthas indicates origins in Pernem.

[edit] Location

The Konkan Railway passes through Pernem, and there is a stop called Pernem Road at a distance of about 4 km east from the town. The proposed Mopa International Airport is situated at Mopa in Pernem Taluka. National Highway 17 (NH-17), which connects Mumbai (Bombay) and Goa, passes through Pernem (bypassed at Malpem)