Shiroda, Goa
| Shiroda | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Shiroda Market | |
  Shiroda  Shiroda | |
| Coordinates: 15°19′45″N 74°01′38″E / 15.3292°N 74.0271°ECoordinates: 15°19′45″N 74°01′38″E / 15.3292°N 74.0271°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Subdistrict | Ponda |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,112 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 403103[1] |
Shiroda or Shirodem is a village in Ponda Taluk in North Goa District, Goa, India. The village has a population of 14,112 (Male: 6,928 Female: 7,184) based on 2001 Census data.
Education
Shiroda houses one engineering colleges of Goa, Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology and two colleges of Alternative medicine the Ayurveda College & Research Centre and Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital.
Religious importance
Shiroda is very popular for its Kamakshi Temple . People flock to this temple on Amavasya (Umaas, in regional Konkani language) or New moon day. Every year on the day of Shivratri a grand temple festival or Zatra (in Konkani language )is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from Goa as well as Karnataka and Maharashtra.It has a well named church situated in Karai,Shiroda namely St. Joseph Church, which holds a all Goa biggest cross.
References
- ↑ "Pin Code: Shiroda, North Goa, Goa, India". PINcode.org.in. Retrieved 17 Feb 2015.