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'''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 of India|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).<ref>{{Cite book|title=2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB, District Census Handbook. North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts.|publisher=Census of India|year=2014|pages=132}}</ref>
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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.

==Recent issues==
In December 2020, [[leopard]] sightings were reported in the village.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/repeated-leopard-sightings-lead-to-panic-in-savoi-verem/articleshow/79830517.cms|title=Repeated leopard sightings lead to panic in Savoi Verem | Goa News|website=The Times of India|date=2020-12-21|author=Rajendra P. Kerkar|accessdate=2021-01-15}}</ref>

In December 2020 too, a water pumping station was promised for the village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 Dec 2020 |agency=TNN |title=Water pumping stn at Savoi Verem soon - Goa News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/water-pumping-stn-at-savoi-verem-soon/articleshow/79767858.cms |access-date=2020-12-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Savoi Verem was said to be the venue of [[Sand theft|illegal sand mining]] in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Truck accident helps Ponda cops uncover illegal sand dredging|url=https://www.magzter.com/news/617/1714/122020/r1231|access-date=2020-12-27|website=www.magzter.com|language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GTDC|url=https://goa-tourism.com/mandanant-mandir|access-date=2020-12-27|website=goa-tourism.com}}</ref>
* The Ramanata Crisna Pai Raikar School Of Agriculture is based in Savoi-Verem.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us-Ramanata Crisna Pai Raikar School Of Agriculture|url=http://rcpragrischool.com/about.html|access-date=2020-12-27|website=rcpragrischool.com}}</ref>
* The Savoi Verem Spice Plantations is based in this village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=savoi-verem spice plantation - ixigo trip planner!|url=https://www.ixigo.com/savoi-verem-spice-plantation-goa-india-ne-1546348|access-date=2020-12-27|website=www.ixigo.com}}</ref> 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 [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]]'' or local council body.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Village Panchayat Verem - Vaghurme|url=http://vpverem-vaghurme.com/|access-date=2020-12-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dirty Politics? @Verem Vagurme Panchayat - In Goa 24X7|url=http://ingoanews.com/dirty-politics-verem-vagurme-panchayat/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=ingoanews.com}}</ref>

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