Shiroda, Goa 3.99

Shiroda or Shirodem is a village in Ponda Taluk in North Goa District, Goa, India. The village has a population of 14,112 (Male: 6,928 Female: 7,184) based on 2001 Census data.EducationShiroda houses one engineering colleges of Goa, Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology and two colleges of Alternative medicine the Ayurveda College & Research Centre and Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital.Religious importanceShiroda is very popular for its Kamakshi Temple. People flock to this temple on Amavasya (Umaas, in regional Konkani language) or New moon day. Every year on the day of Shivratri a grand temple festival or Zatra (in Konkani language )is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from Goa as well as Karnataka and Maharashtra.