Borim or Bori is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in Ponda taluka,

North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka t ...

in the state of

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on the banks of

Zuari River The Zuari River ''Zuvari,'' pronounced ) is the largest river in the state of Goa, India. It is a tidal river which originates at Hemad-Barshem in the Western Ghats. The Zuari is also referred to as the Aghanashani in the interior regions. It flo ...

. 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'' (Indian berry, zizyphus). 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.

Places of interest

*Shree Navadurga temple *Siddhnath hill *Shree Sai Baba Devasthan *St Francis Xavier Church *Heritage House of Sawkars *House of the poet Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar aka Bakibab

Notable individuals

Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (30 November 1910 – 8 July 1984) was a poet from Goa, India. Bā Bha Borkar, also known as Ba-ki-baab, started writing poems at an early age. The author Vi SA Khandekar was an early champion of Borkar's poetry. ...

Tulsidas Borkar Tulsidas Borkar (18 November 1934 – 29 September 2018) was an Indian composer and harmonium player. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016. Awards Borkar received a number of awards, including the Sa ...

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