Tivim was also the ancestral village of the first global beauty queen of India, Reita Faria.

This became more important after Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807 forcing the Portuguese king and court to flee to Rio De Janeiro.

Denis L Cottineau regarded Tivim as one of the thirty-six villages and twenty-six parishes of Bardes.

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.

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.