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About Borjhar Village

Borjhar is a large village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,508, made up of 1,830 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.19 hectares hectares.

Borjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borjhar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barama
Area (hectares) 424.19 hectares
Population 3,508
Male Population 1,830
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borjhar compares

By the 2011 count Borjhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 424.19 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Borjhar

Borjhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borjhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borjhar from other places

Borjhar lies about 11 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Borjhar
Tehsil headquarters Barama 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 9.5 km
District headquarters Baksa 11 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 13 km

Villages closest to Borjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barama tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Borjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Borjhar village had a population of 3,508. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Borjhar village has 1,830 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borjhar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Borjhar covers 424.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borjhar falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Borjhar is Kaithalkuchi, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Borjhar.

Borjhar is about 11 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borjhar is in Barama tehsil of Baksa district. Barama is about 1.9 km away. Kaithalkuchi is about 9.5 km away. Baksa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barama (1.9 km), Akhara (3.0 km) and Kharua (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Borjhar today is likely to be higher.

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