Gundhi bug infestation raises alarm in South Goa
Reported by The Times of India.
Naqueri observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Goa.
The principal temple recorded for Quepem mandal is Shri Shantadurga Chamundeshwari Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Naqueri itself.
By population, Naqueri ranks #23 of 35 villages in Quepem mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Naqueri is a village of 491 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Quepem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 23rd-largest of 35 villages in Quepem taluka. Literacy is 66%, 5 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,202 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 403723, served by Velim post office; the LGD village code is 626952. The village votes in Quepem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Altone D Costa. The population is estimated at 579 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Naqueri-Betul →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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