About Rivona Village

Rivona is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,621, made up of 1,812 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3582 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rivona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rivona village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403705
Area (hectares)	3582 hectares
Population	3,621
Male Population	1,812
Female Population	1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rivona compares

By the 2011 count Rivona is the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 3582 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Rivona

Rivona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rivona 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rivona from other places

Rivona lies about 5.0 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 9.5 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 Rivona
District headquarters	South Goa	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sanvordem Curchorem	9.5 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	9.5 km

Villages closest to Rivona

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

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Common questions about Rivona

As per the Census of India 2011, Rivona village had a population of 3,621. That makes it the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Rivona village has 1,812 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rivona has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Rivona is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rivona covers 3582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rivona falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Rivona is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rivona is about 5.0 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rivona is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 5.0 km away. Sanguem is about 7.2 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.