Borim
Borim or Bori is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa,
Borim or Bori is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa,
India on the banks of Zuari River. It has a land area of 1536.07 acres and has a population of 8,257. The village has a rich history dating back to the 12th century Kadamba era, when the Kamleshwar temple was built at Deulwada by the Kadamba queen, Kamaladevi.
The name Bori is etymologically derived from the word Bora. It is said that the village had many Indian berry or "Bor" trees at some point. Badrigram, a Sanskrit version of the village name, also alludes to the Indian berries, known as Badri in Sanskrit.
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Worth seeing in and around Borim
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Big Foot Museum
Big Foot Museum is a museum and theme park in the village of Loutolim in southern Goa, India, dedicated to rural Goan life. It was founded and run by the artist Maendra Alvares.
2.7 km · museum and theme park in Goa, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Borim
- Airports
- Goa Dabolim (GOI), 18 km · Manohar (GOX), 45 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 284 km
- Mopa → Borim46 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · ₹450–560
- Mangaluru → Borim288 km · quickest by road, 6h 18m · ₹2,220–2,770
- Pune → Borim351 km · quickest by air, 4h 33m · ₹5,470–8,370
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No local-transport research exists yet for Borim
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Borim. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are very rare to find while taxis (Maruti Omni's, ambassadors, etc.) are easily accessible.
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