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	==Location==		==Location==
	A 13-km drive from [[Ponda, Goa\|Ponda]] brings you into Shiroda. It is located 36 kilometres east of the state capital [[Panaji]], via NH4A. The village is bordered by the [[Zuari River\|Zuari river]] on side and the villages of Bethora, Panchawadi, Nirankal and Borim on the other.<ref name=":0" />		A 13-km drive from [[Ponda, Goa\|Ponda]] brings you into Shiroda. It is located 36 kilometres east of the state capital [[Panaji]], via NH4A. The village is bordered by the [[Zuari River\|Zuari river]] on side and the villages of Bethora, Panchawadi, Nirankal and [[Borim]] on the other.<ref name=":0" />

	==Education==		==Education==
	Shiroda houses one of the [[engineering college]]s of Goa, [[Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology]] and two colleges of [[Alternative medicine]], the Gomantak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre and [[Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> There are 20 govt primary schools one middle school 7 high schools and two higher secondary schools.		Shiroda houses one of the [[engineering college]]s of Goa, Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology and two colleges of [[Alternative medicine]], the Gomantak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre and [[Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> There are 20 govt primary schools one middle school 7 high schools and two higher secondary schools.

	== History and religious importance ==		== History and religious importance ==
	The name "Shiroda" is derived from "Shivanath", which translates to "Drawn from god".		The name "Shiroda" is derived from "Shivanath", which translates to "Drawn from god".

	Shiroda is very popular for its [[Kamakshi]] Temple. People visit this temple on ''[[Amavasya]]'' or New moon day of every month. Every year on the day of [[Shivratri\|Shivaratri]], a grand temple festival or ''[[zatra]]'' is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from Goa as well as [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Other temples include Ravalnath (which is situated in Shiroda market) Mahamaya, Madhav, Veer Bhadra, Betal, Shivnath, Narayan Dev, Kelbai Sateri, Kshetrapal, Mahamaya, Brahma Durga, Bhagwati and Mandaleshwara. The village's oldest temple is Mandaleshwar, which was built in the eight century and houses the village deity (''gram devta''). Near the Madhav temple lies the holy place made of stone and mud, called ''Vato''. It now lies in ruins.		Shiroda is very popular for its [[Kamakshi]] Temple. People visit this temple on ''[[Amavasya]]'' or New moon day of every month. Every year on the day of [[Shivratri\|Shivaratri]], a grand temple festival or ''[[zatra]]'' is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from [[Goa]] as well as [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Other temples include Ravalnath (which is situated in Shiroda market) Mahamaya, Madhav, Veer Bhadra, Betal, Shivnath, Narayan Dev, Kelbai Sateri, Kshetrapal, Mahamaya, Brahma Durga, Bhagwati and Mandaleshwara. The village's oldest temple is Mandaleshwar, which was built in the eight century and houses the village deity (''gram devta''). Near the Madhav temple lies the holy place made of stone and mud, called ''Vato''. It now lies in ruins.
	Besides above gram devatas there are temples of Maruti, Vithoba, Krishna, Satyanarayana, laxminarayan, siddhivinayak, Jalmi, Rama; shripad shrivallabh,.		Besides above gram devatas there are temples of Maruti, Vithoba, Krishna, Satyanarayana, laxminarayan, siddhivinayak, Jalmi, Rama; shripad shrivallabh,.

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	* [[Shobha Gurtu]]: Popularised the ''[[Thumri]]'' genre. Menakabai Shirodkar, a singer and dancer, was her mother.		* [[Shobha Gurtu]]: Popularised the ''[[Thumri]]'' genre. Menakabai Shirodkar, a singer and dancer, was her mother.
	* [[Subhash Shirodkar]]: [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of [[Siroda (Goa Assembly constituency)\|Shiroda constituency]]		* [[Subhash Shirodkar]]: [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of [[Siroda (Goa Assembly constituency)\|Shiroda constituency]]

	*[[Sudesh Bhosle]]: Playback singer for [[Bollywood]]<ref name=":0" />		*[[Sudesh Bhosle]]: Playback singer for [[Bollywood]]<ref name=":0" />
			* [[Dr Sakharam Gude]], a popular doctor, whose work was well appreciated by villagers. Honoured with a Gomantbhushan award. A hospital is run in his name,
	Dr ~~sakharam~~ Gude ~~was most~~ popular doctor , He was ~~treated as God~~ by ~~the~~ villagers~~, He was honoured as~~ Gomantbhushan. A hospital is ~~running~~ in his name,		* [[Bhagvant Hede]] and [[Ratan Prabhudesai]], noted artists.
			* [[Dr Guruprasad Bakhake]].
	~~shri~~ Bhagvant Hede and Ratan Prabhudesai ~~were the famous~~ artists.		* [[Dr. Ramkrishna Tukaram Parkar]]<ref name=" :0" /> and [[Dr. Shashi Ramkrishna Parkar]]:<ref name=" :0" /> Notable and popular doctors whose work has been appreciated by villagers. They run a clinic which is the most popular in the village.

	Dr Guruprasad Bakhake is ~~more~~ popular in village ,

	==References==		==References==

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| area_total_km2 = 3.15
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| postal_code = 403103<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pincode.org.in/goa/north-goa/s/shiroda-north-goa |title=Pin Code: Shiroda, North Goa, Goa, India |website=PINcode.org.in |access-date=17 Feb 2015}}</ref>
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'''Shiroda''' is a village in [[Ponda Taluka]] in [[South Goa District]], [[Goa]], India. The village has a population of 14,112 (Male: 6,928 Female: 7,184) based on 2001 census data.<ref name="SouthGoaCensus2011" />

==Location==
A 13-km drive from [[Ponda, Goa|Ponda]] brings you into Shiroda. It is located 36 kilometres east of the state capital [[Panaji]], via NH4A. The village is bordered by the [[Zuari River|Zuari river]] on side and the villages of Bethora, Panchawadi, Nirankal and Borim on the other.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
Shiroda houses one of the [[engineering college]]s of Goa, [[Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology]] and two colleges of [[Alternative medicine]], the Gomantak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre and [[Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> There are 20 govt primary schools one middle school 7 high schools and two higher secondary schools.

== History and religious importance ==
The name "Shiroda" is derived from "Shivanath", which translates to "Drawn from god".

Shiroda is very popular for its [[Kamakshi]] Temple. People visit this temple on ''[[Amavasya]]'' or New moon day of every month. Every year on the day of [[Shivratri|Shivaratri]], a grand temple festival or ''[[zatra]]'' is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from Goa as well as [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Other temples include Ravalnath (which is situated in Shiroda market) Mahamaya, Madhav, Veer Bhadra, Betal, Shivnath, Narayan Dev, Kelbai Sateri, Kshetrapal, Mahamaya, Brahma Durga, Bhagwati and Mandaleshwara. The village's oldest temple is Mandaleshwar, which was built in the eight century and houses the village deity (''gram devta''). Near the Madhav temple lies the holy place made of stone and mud, called ''Vato''. It now lies in ruins.
Besides above gram devatas there are temples of Maruti, Vithoba, Krishna, Satyanarayana, laxminarayan, siddhivinayak, Jalmi, Rama; shripad shrivallabh,.

Shiroda has a church situated in Karai, namely St. Joseph Church, which holds Goa biggest Eucaristic cross.

Shiroda community celebrates Shigmo, Dhendlo, carnival and; Dasara which is a day later then whole Goa's Dasara festival. The Dasara starts at Betal Temple and then proceeds to Valpeshwar Temple and then to Ravalnath Temple.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/home-to-temples-of-learning-worship/articleshow/62201021.cms|title=Home to temples of learning & worship|last=Mendis|first=Isidore|date=22 December 2017|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Shiroda has a population of about 14,000, with 21% belonging to the [[Scheduled tribes]] and 2% to the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled castes]]. About 38% of the population belongs to the [[working class]]. 88% of the population is literate.<ref name="SouthGoaCensus2011">{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/DDW_PCA3002_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx|title=2011 Census Data - South Goa|website=Census of India}}</ref>

== Attractions ==
* Shree Mandaleshwar Temple: The village's oldest temple, its ''[[zatra]]'' is held in November every year. The building was built in the 7th-8th century, and the courtyard, devoted to [[Shiva]], displays the original dome of the temple.
* Shri Kamakshi Temple: Located in Thal Wada
* St Joseph's Church: Situated at Karai, it was built in 1782 and its feast is on 1 May.
* Papal Cross: Goa's largest cross, it completed 25 years on 25 September 2016. It was built for an altar that hosted the holy mass by Pope John Paul II 6 February 1986.
* Ancestral House of Hedes: Named 'Macao', this 125-year-old structure is situated at Shenvi Wada. One of the village schools is named after Rajaram Hede's wife, Kamalabai.<ref name=":0" />

== Notable residents ==
* [[Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar]] (1899-1971): This obstetrician and gynaecologist innovated with the technique called [[Cervical cerclage|Cervical Cerclage]] or Shirodkar Cerclage.
* [[Shobha Gurtu]]: Popularised the ''[[Thumri]]'' genre. Menakabai Shirodkar, a singer and dancer, was her mother.
* [[Subhash Shirodkar]]: [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Siroda (Goa Assembly constituency)|Shiroda constituency]]

*[[Sudesh Bhosle]]: Playback singer for [[Bollywood]]<ref name=":0" />

Dr sakharam Gude was most popular doctor , He was treated as God by the villagers, He was honoured as Gomantbhushan. A hospital is running in his name,

shri Bhagvant Hede and Ratan Prabhudesai were the famous artists.

Dr Guruprasad Bakhake is more popular in village ,

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in South Goa district]]