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Telephone Code. 0832. Old Goa ( Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka ( Ilhas) of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa . The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th ...
A Postal Index Number ( PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) [note 1] refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post. On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Panaji ( / ˈpʌnədʒi /; Goan Konkani: Ponnjem, IPA: [pɵɳdʒĩ]; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district ( taluka).
Vasco da Gama ( / ˌvæskoʊ də ˈɡæmə / ), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the western tip of the Mormugao peninsula, at the mouth of the Zuari River, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Panaji, Goa's ...
As of the 2011 India census, [3] Aldona had a population of 6,320. Males constituted 46% of the population and females 54%. Pin Code of Aldona is 403508 which comes under Goa postal division (Goa-Panaji Region, Maharashtra Circle). [4] The average literacy rate was 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.
Mormugao ( Portuguese: Mormugão) is a seaport city situated in the eponymous Mormugao taluka ( municipality) of the South district, in the Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
The postal history of Portuguese India goes back to the earlier days of the colony. The postal history begins with communication between the Viceroy and the Court at Lisbon soon after the conquest of Old Goa by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510.
Dharbandora Taluka came into existence as a part of the South Goa district on 4 April 2011. [12] [13] Satish R. Prabhu was the first Mamlatdar of the Dharbandora Taluka.