Salcete
Salcete (Konkani: Saxtti/Xaxtti; Portuguese: Salcette) is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India.[3] The Sal River and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete.[4] Historically, the sixty-six settlements south of the Zuari River formed the original Salcette territory.[5] Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India.[6]
Salcete Saxtti/Xaxtti Salcette | |
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Taluka (sub-district) | |
Salcete countryside | |
Location of Salcete in South Goa, Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°ECoordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Headquarters | Margao |
| Settlements (as of 2011) | 2 cities 11 towns 35 villages |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Collector | Jyoti Kumari, IAS[1] |
| • Talukadar[1] | Prataprao Gaunkar |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 294,504 |
| Demonym | Saxtticar/Xaxtticar |
| PIN | 4036XX, 4037XX |
| Vehicle registration | GA-08 |
In erstwhile Portuguese Goa, the Salcette concelho (county) located in the Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests) was co-terminous with the undivided Salcette territory (Salcete and Mormugaõ talukas).[7] In 1917, the concelho was bifurcated into the present-day talukas of Mormugao and Salcette.[8] The contemporary Salcete taluka has been classified as a rurban area.[9] Margao serves as the administrative headquarters of both Salcete taluka and the South Goa district.[10]
Etymology
"Salcete" is the modern anglicised spelling of the historical lusitanised version Salcette. This word "Salcette" has been derived from the Konkani word Saxtti; साष्टी; Sāṣṭī (IPA: [/'saːʂʈiː/])—a corruption of the Sanskrit word "षट-षष्टि"; ṣaṭa-ṣaṣṭi (IPA: [/'ʂaʈa-ʂaʂʈi/])[a]—meaning "sixty-six".[11] According to the Hindu mythology of the Konkan, the original sixty-six settlements of the Salcette territory were established by sixty-six Saraswat Brahmin clans who had emigrated here from North India.[12] In Goan Konkani, the natives are referred to as Saxtticar or Xaxtticar; साष्टीकार/षाष्टीकार; Sāṣṭīkār/Ṣāṣṭīkār (IPA: [/'saːʂʈiːkaːɾ/] or [/'ʂaːʂʈiːkaːɾ/]).[3] The Salcete Konkani dialect of southern Goa known as "Saxtti" is notably different from the "Antruzi" (Ponda) and "Bardescari" (Bardez) dialects of northern Goa.[13]
History
King Viramarmadeva of the Kadamba dynasty issued a copper-plate inscription in 1049 CE concerning a grant of a piece of land called Tudukapura in Kudtarika agrahara of Chhat sathi desha. This inscription suggests that Chhat sathi refers to modern Salcete, known as "Sāṣṭī" in the local language.[14]
Salcette territory
Historical Salcette
The original sixty-six settlements of Salcette are as follows:[15]
- Sernabatim
- Vanelim
- Colva
- Seraulim
- Gandaulim
- Duncolim
- Betalbatim
- Nuvem
- Calata
- Gonsua
- Majorda
- Utorda
- Nagoa
- Verna
- Loutulim
- Camurlim
- Ambora
- Raia
- Rachol
- Curtorim
- Nesai
- Macasana
- Guirdolim
- Chandor
- Cavorim
- Paroda
- Mulem
- Sarzora
- Talvorda
- Veroda
- Cuncolim
- Betul
- Velim
- Ambelim
- Assolna
- Cavelossim
- Chinchinim
- Deussua
- Carmona
- Orlim
- Varca
- Sirlim
- Dramapur
- Dicarpale
- Davorlim
- Aquem
- Telaulim
- Navelim
- Margao
- Benaulim
- Adsuli
- Cana
- Mormugao
- Vadem
- Chicalim
- Dabolim
- Sancoale
- Cortalim
- Quelossim
- Cuelim
- Arossim
- Cansaulim
- Velsao
- Pale
- Issorcim
- Chilcona
Contemporary Salcete
Salcete taluka comprises nine comunidades: Benaulim, Betalbatim, Colva, Curtorim, Loutolim, Margao, Nuvem, Raia, and Verna.
The sub-district consists of two cities, eleven towns, and thirty-five villages as per the 2011 Census of India.
| Salcete Taluka (Census 2011)[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Settlements | Population |
| Municipal Councils | ||
| 1. | Margao | 87,650 |
| 2. | Cuncolim | 16,623 |
| Census Towns | ||
| 1. | Davorlim | 15,350 |
| 2. | Curtorim | 12,886 |
| 3. | Navelim | 12,323 |
| 4. | Benaulim | 11,919 |
| 5. | Raia | 10,706 |
| 6. | São José de Areal | 10,229 |
| 7. | Nuvem | 9,288 |
| 8. | Chinchinim | 6,908 |
| 9. | Verna | 6,632 |
| 10. | Aquem | 6,511 |
| 11. | Varca | 5,439 |
| Villages | ||
| 1. | Adsulim | 214 |
| 2. | Ambelim | 2,853 |
| 3. | Assolna | 3,410 |
| 4. | Betalbatim | 3,551 |
| 5. | Calata | 1,739 |
| 6. | Camurlim | 2,247 |
| 7. | Cana | 494 |
| 8. | Carmona | 3,864 |
| 9. | Cavelossim | 1,955 |
| 10. | Cavorim | 2,228 |
| 11 | Chandor | 707 |
| 12. | Colva | 3,141 |
| 13. | Deussua | 1,479 |
| 14. | Dicarpale | 3,057 |
| 15. | Dramapur | 3,441 |
| 16. | Duncolim | 748 |
| 17. | Gandaulim | 438 |
| 18. | Gonsua | 222 |
| 19. | Guirdolim | 3,622 |
| 20. | Loutolim | 6,121 |
| 21. | Macasana | 1,972 |
| 22. | Majorda | 2,813 |
| 23. | Mulem | 2,799 |
| 24. | Nagoa | 3,873 |
| 25. | Orlim | 2,049 |
| 26. | Paroda | 620 |
| 27. | Rachol | 1,686 |
| 28. | Sarzora | 2,270 |
| 29. | Seraulim | 3,250 |
| 30. | Sernabatim | 1,548 |
| 31. | Sirlim | 845 |
| 32. | Talaulim | 2,911 |
| 33. | Utorda | 2,018 |
| 34. | Vanelim | 1,860 |
| 35. | Velim | 5,955 |
| Total | 2,94,504 | |
Notes
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Founded as they seem to be by immigrant Brahmins somewhere between the 4th and the 12th centuries of the present era ... Salcete is the Portuguese corruption of Sāsaṣṭi, the sixty-six settlements which can also be traced in modern times.
— Kosambi 1962, p. 169
Citations
- ^ a b . southgoa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Chandramouli, C. (2015) [2010–11]. "Salcete Taluka — South Goa". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Government of India. Census Organization of India. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b Sequeira, Newton (21 December 2014). "The true soul of Goa's South". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Nambirajan, M. (2007). Coastal Archaeology of Western India: With Special Reference to Goa. Kaveri Books. p. 134. ISBN 9788174790798.
- ^ Rodrigues 1990, p. 231
- ^ Halarnakar, Tanaji D. (1990). Gram Panchayats in Goa: A Critical Study. Rajhauns Vitaran. p. 48.
- ^ Pandit, Heta; Mascarenhas, Annabel; Koshy, Ashok; Dalvi, Sunita (1999). Houses of Goa (2, illustrated ed.). Architecture Autonomous. p. 15.
- ^ Pinho, Vasco (2007). "Snapshots" of Indo-Portuguese history, Volume 1. p. 122.
- ^ Deshpande, Abhijeet. "Exploring Salcete, places near Margao". Indiatimes.com. The Times Group. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Deshpande, Abhijeet. "Margao, the cultural capital of Goa". Indiatimes.com. The Times Group. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Macdonell, Arthur Anthony (1929). A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. London: Oxford University Press. p. 168.
- ^ De Souza, Teotonio R. (1990). De Souza, Teotonio R. (ed.). Goa Through The Ages: An Economic History, Volume II, Issue VI. Goa University Publication. Concept Publishing Company. p. 6. ISBN 9788170222590.
- ^ Fernandes, Joaquim (15 February 2010). "Saxtti dialect draws the laughs on Konkani stage". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Kadamb 2013, pp. 1–14
- ^ Rodrigues 1990, p. 245
References
- Kadamb, S. G. (2013). Sources of History of the Kadambas of Goa: Inscriptions (First ed.). Broadway Publishing House. pp. 1–14. ISBN 9789380837314.
- Kosambi, Damodar Dharmanand (1962). Myth and Reality: Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture (reprint ed.). Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171548705.
- Rodrigues, L. A. (1990). "The Peninsula of Salcete". In Kusuman, K. K. (ed.). A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume. Mittal Publications. pp. 231–246. ISBN 9788170992141.
External links
- South Goa District : Census 2011 data