''Bardez'' or ''Bardes'' ( IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the

North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnatak ...

in the Indian state of Goa.

Etymology

The name is credited to the Saraswat Brahmin immigrants who emigrated to the

Konkan The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...

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: # Aldona # Anjuna # Assagao # Candolim # Moira # Nachinola # Olaulim # Pomburpa # Saligao # Sangolda # Serula # 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

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

Konkani language Konkani, (Devanagari: , Konkani in the Roman script, Romi: , Kannada script, Kannada: , Koleluttu: , Nastaliq: ; IAST: , ) formerly Concani or Concanese, is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily i ...

. 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

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hood 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

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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. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.50% and 0.70% of the population respectively. 68.70% of the population lives in urban areas. The total area of Bardez is 263.98 sq.km with population density of 899 per sq.km.

Languages

Majority of the population of Bardez Taluka speak Konkani as their mother tongue. According to the 2011 Census of India, 68.60% of the population of Bardez Taluka spoke

Konkani __NOTOC__ Konkani may refer to: Language * Konkani language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India. * Konkani alphabets, different scripts used to write the language **Konkani in the Roman script, one of the scripts used to ...

, 9.95% Marathi, 7.88%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 3.57%

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

, 2.04% English and 1.78%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

as their first language.

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.

List of towns and villages

List of towns in Bardez taluka: * Mapusa * Penha-de-Franca * Calangute * Socorro * Siolim * Anjuna * Candolim * Reis Magos * Salvador do Mundo * Saligao * Aldona * Pilerne * Nerul * Guirim * Colvale * Moira List of villages in Bardez taluk: * Arpora * Assagao * Assonora * Bastora * Calvim * Camurlim * Canca * Corjuem * Marna * Marra * Moitem * Nachinola * Nadora * Nagoa * Olaulim * Oxel * Paliem * Parra * Pirna * Pomburpa * Ponolem * Punola * Revora * Sangolda * Sircaim * Tivim * Ucassaim * Verla

In popular culture

The Indian Netflix original show, ''

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'', is set in Bardez.

References

External links

Cities and villages in Bardez Taluk

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