Savoi-Verem

Savoi-Verem is a village in the Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.

Area, population

According to the official 2011 Census, Savoi-Verem has an area of 928.62 hectares, a total of 700 households, a population of 3,187 (comprising 1,566 males and 1,621 females) with an under-six years population of 241 (comprising 117 boys and 124 girls).^[1]

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Location

In the close vicinity of Savoi-Verem is the Kundaim Industrial Estate (to its west). A number of prominent temples also surround the area.^{[citation needed]}

Recent issues

In December 2020, leopard sightings were reported in the village.^[2]

In December 2020 too, a water pumping station was promised for the village.^[3]

Savoi Verem was said to be the venue of illegal sand mining in December 2020.^[4]

Landmarks in the village

• The Shri Madanant Temple is at Savoi-Verem, "surrounded by hills and fields, betel nuts, coconut and cashew nut trees. The temple is believed to be about 500 years old."^[5]
• The Ramanata Crisna Pai Raikar School Of Agriculture is based in Savoi-Verem.^[6]
• The Savoi Verem Spice Plantations is based in this village.^[7] Such spice farms are among the recent tourist attractions of Goa, where visitors encounter nature and spice plantations, together with traditional Hindu Goan food.

Local jurisdiction

Savoi-Verem comes under the Verem-Vaghurme village panchayat or local council body.^[8][9]