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About Borkanda Village

Borkanda is a mid sized village in Bilasipara tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 438 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borkanda village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Bilasipara
Pincode 783348
Area (hectares) 38.79 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 438
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borkanda compares

By the 2011 count Borkanda is the 95th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 38.79 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Borkanda

Borkanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borkanda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Borkanda from other places

Borkanda lies about 29 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Bagribari, about 4.4 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 Borkanda
Nearest railway station Bagribari 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilasipara 8.1 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 8.1 km
District headquarters Dhubri 29 km

Villages closest to Borkanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilasipara 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 Borkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Borkanda village had a population of 860. That makes it the 95th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Borkanda village has 438 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borkanda has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Borkanda is 783348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borkanda covers 38.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Borkanda falls under Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Borkanda is Bagribari, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Borkanda.

Borkanda is about 29 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borkanda is in Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district. Bagribari is about 4.4 km away. Bilasipara is about 8.1 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasuarkhal Pt Ii (3.4 km), Pasuarkhal Pt Iii (3.4 km) and Salmara (4.0 km).

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

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