# Xelvona Village, Quepem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Quepem, South Goa 

# Xelvona

Xelvona is a village in Quepem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 418 households**, the 6th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 1,725people (2011)
- 418households
- 92.0%literacy
- 403706PIN code

## Xelvona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Xelvona is 403706.** Xelvona falls in Quepem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403706
- Community development blockQuepem
- Census village code626936

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Xelvona from nearby towns?

- Quepem (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)18 km by road
- Curchorem (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Xelvona?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Xelvona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Quepem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Xelvona known for?

The main crops are **rice and coconuts**. About 50% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Xelvona

Of every 100 households in Xelvona in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Xelvona · ■ Quepem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****82%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**13%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Xelvona?

■ Xelvona · ■ Quepem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**951

Working population ****38.1%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 87.9% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 344 (52%) · **■** Marginal 274 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Quepem

- Bali2,944 people
- Morpila2,857 people
- Barcem2,685 people
- Fatorpa2,378 people
- Adnem1,657 people
- Avedem1,650 people
- Cordem1,617 people
- Quitol1,571 people

[All 35 villages in Quepem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Xelvona?403706
- How far is Xelvona from Margao?18 km by road
- What is the population of Xelvona?1,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Xelvona in?South Goa district (Quepem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Xelvona?92.0% (Census 2011)