Ponolem

Ponolem (or Punolem) is a village in North Goa's Bardez taluka (sub-district), India. It lies in the Goa Assembly constituency of Aldona.

Punolem
village
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Coordinates: 15°35′51″N 73°46′38″E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Taluka	Bardez
Government
• Type	Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403508
Vehicle registration	GA 03
Nearest city	Mapusa
Lok Sabha constituency	North Goa
Website	goa.gov.in

Location

It has Carona village and Calvim to its west, and Maem or Mayem in Bicholim taluka is close to its eastern side. The Calvim bridge is also within short distance of Ponolem.

Health centre

Along with Calvim and Carona, Punolem (or Ponolem) is covered by the Primary Health Centre at Aldona, which has a strength of 12 beds and covers some ten villages or areas (Bastora, Moira, Calvim, Pomburpa, Salvador do Mundo, Penha de France, Socorro, Corjuem, Brittona II or Betim, and the Aldona-Quitla area).

Demographics

Census records of 2011 say Ponolem (their spelling) is a tiny village covering 92.10 hectares, has just 29 households, 120 persons (63 male and 57 female), and a total of 12 under-the-age-of-six children (comprising nine boys and three girls).^[1]