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About Xelvona Village

Xelvona is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 870 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Xelvona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Xelvona village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403706
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 870
Female Population 855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Xelvona compares

By the 2011 count Xelvona is the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Xelvona

Xelvona is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Xelvona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Xelvona from other places

Xelvona lies about 12 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Xelvona
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 2.7 km
Nearest town Curchorem 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 6.0 km
District headquarters South Goa 12 km

Villages closest to Xelvona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Quepem tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Xelvona

As per the Census of India 2011, Xelvona village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Xelvona village has 870 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Xelvona has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Xelvona is 403706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Xelvona covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Xelvona falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Xelvona is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Xelvona.

Xelvona is about 12 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Xelvona is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 2.7 km away. Curchorem is about 2.7 km away. Quepem is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Xic Xelvona (under 2 km), Xeldem (1.9 km) and Assolda (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Xelvona today is likely to be higher.

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