It is a twin town with Curchorem and is about 14 km from Shiroda via Ponchavadi.

Sunday is the major market day and people from the nearby areas flock to buy necessities.

A few years back it was considered a more remote place in Goa but today it is a fast developing town.

A lot of trucks carrying the ore from one place to another are a regular sight on local loads.

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