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About Viliena Village

Viliena is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 265 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viliena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viliena village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 265
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Viliena compares

By the 2011 count Viliena is the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Viliena

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

How far is Viliena from other places

Viliena lies about 18 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 15 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 Viliena
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 11 km
Nearest railway station Kalem 15 km
Nearest town Curchorem 17 km
District headquarters South Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Viliena

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.

Common questions about Viliena

As per the Census of India 2011, Viliena village had a population of 540. That makes it the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Viliena village has 265 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viliena has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Viliena is 403704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viliena covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Viliena is Kalem, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Viliena is about 18 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viliena is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanguem is about 11 km away. Kalem is about 15 km away. Curchorem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bati (1.8 km), Cumbari (3.1 km) and Naiquinim (3.1 km).

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

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