Tivim

Tivim
Thivim
village
Tivim
Location of Tivim in Goa
Tivim
Tivim (India)
Coordinates: 15°36′0″N 73°48′0″E / 15.60000°N 73.80000°E / 15.60000; 73.80000Coordinates: 15°36′0″N 73°48′0″E / 15.60000°N 73.80000°E / 15.60000; 73.80000
Country India
State Goa
District North Goa
Sub-district Bardez
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GA
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Website goa.gov.in

Tivim, sometimes spelled Thivim, is a village in Bardez, in the North Goa district of Goa. It is an important gateway into North Goa as the home to the major railway station in North Goa. Tivim was also the ancestral village of the first global beauty queen of India, Ms. Reita Faria.

Geography

It is located at 15°36′0″N 73°48′0″E / 15.60000°N 73.80000°E / 15.60000; 73.80000 at an elevation of 23 m above MSL.[1]

Location

Tivim is near Mapusa. The Tivim Railway Station at Tivim falls under the jurisdiction of the Konkan Railway.

Prominent institutions

Some of the prominent institutions in the village are the local church, St Christopher, and the local schools of St. Anne's near the church and the nearby St Clara's, near Assonora.

It is known for its football ground, by the main road alongside St Anne's school. One prominent historical site the Colvale Fort (Goa) is in the area.

Tivim Train Station

Tivim Konkan Railway Station, Goa, India

One of the main stations for North Goa can be found at Tivim (also called Thivim). It is part of the North South line and trains from Bombay (Mumbai) and Kerala stop in this small station.

Tivim (Thivim) came on the rail route of India, after the building of the Konkan Railway in the 1990s. According to the [2] website, the थिवि or थिविम station comprises a single diesel BG (broad gauge) track. It is a regular station, with two platforms. It has some 38 halting trains, with no originating or terminating trains from the station.

This station lies at an elevation of 23 m above sea level, and is part of the Konkan Railway/Konkan zone, in the division of Karwar. It is located just off the Mapusa-Bicholim road at Thivim, Bardez, North Goa.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Tivim.html Map and weather of Tivim
  2. ↑ Indian Rail Info.com http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/thivim-thvm/1774. Retrieved 19 June 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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