[1] Located in central Goa, it hosts many educational institutes and manufacturing industries.

Ponda taluka is known as the home for many prominent temples in Goa.

[2] Ponda taluka is famous for five important temples (including Shri Mangues and Shri Mahalsa, lying between Mardol and Priol villages) situated around the town of Ponda and within the taluka, the largest mosque in Goa.

[2] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Ponda had a population of 165,830 with sex ratio of 940 females to 1000 males.

Languages of Ponda Taluka (2011)[4] At the time of 2011 Census of India, 69.05% of the population of Ponda Taluka spoke Konkani, 10.66% Marathi, 8.43% Hindi, 3.52% Kannada, 2.32% Urdu and 1.15% Malayalam as their first language.

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