Revora | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Coordinates: | 15.6667°N 73.8333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 403513 |
Registration Plate: | GA |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mapusa |
Revora is a village, 12km (07miles) from Mapusa in Bardez, Goa, India.[1] It lies on the banks of the Chapora River. It comes in the purview of Tivim constituency. The village is famous for its seventeenth century church. The traditional occupation of the villagers has been paddy cultivation and fishing in the river. Many villagers are now involved in sand extraction industry, wherein sand extracted from the river bed and to sold to the construction industry.
The Original church of Our Lady of Victory (Nossa Senhora da Vitoria) in Revora, was built in 1653. It was burnt and destroyed in 1705, following which it was re-built. The present church, built at a short distance from the previous one, was blessed on 31 December 1952 and is run by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin since 1982.[2]