Curtorim
Curtorim is a town in the Salcette taluka of South Goa district in Goa, India. It comes under Margao metropolitan region. Curtorim, a verdant agrarian village, known as the "granary of Salcete", is said to have got its name from either kuddtari or kuddtoddi since the agricultural village had kudds built on the river bank to store kharif and rabi crops.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rachol Fort and Rachol Seminary.
Rachol Fort
Fort
Photo: Melissadaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rachol Fort is a historical Portuguese era fort located in the village of Rachol, Salcette concelho, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. Rachol Fort is situated 3 km northwest of Curtorim.
Rachol Seminary
College
Photo: Arnautpinho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rachol Seminary, also known as Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol, is the diocesan major seminary of the Primatial Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in Rachol, Goa, India. Rachol Seminary is situated 3 km northwest of Curtorim.
San Juje Da Areyal railway station
Railway station
San Juje Da Areyal Railway Station is a small railway station in South Goa district, Goa. Its code is SJDA. It serves Curtorim village. The station consists of one platform. The platform is now sheltered. Now it has facilities ilike water sanitation. San Juje Da Areyal railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Curtorim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rachol and Shiroda.
Rachol
Village
Rachol is a prominent village in the Salcete taluka of South Goa district, Goa state, peninsular India. It is located on the left bank of the Zuari River and is home to the famous Rachol Seminary. Rachol is situated 3 km northwest of Curtorim.
Shiroda
Village
Photo: Donkey335, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiroda is a village in Ponda Taluka in South Goa District, Goa, India. The village has a population of 14,112 based on 2001 census data. Shiroda is situated 3½ km north of Curtorim.
Chandor
Village
Chandor is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa, in the Indian state of Goa. It lies on the southern bank of the Zuari River and western bank of the Kushavati River. Chandor is situated 4 km southeast of Curtorim.
Curtorim
- Type: Suburb with 12,900 residents
- Description: town in India
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Salcete, South Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.28989° or 15° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
74.02216° or 74° 1′ 20″ eastPopulation
12,900Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
7J7P72QC+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5168663131OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1273783Wikidata ID
Q5196020
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Kannada—“Curtorim” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Curtorim”
- Dutch: “Curtorim”
- Goan Konkani: “Curtorim”
- Hindi: “कर्टोरिम”
- Hindi: “कुड़तरी”
- Kannada: “ಕರ್ಟೋರಿಮ್”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Alex Church and Curtorim Gymkhana Ground.
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