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About Borka Village

Borka is a large village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,544 males and 1,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borka village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Kamalpur
Pincode 781101
Area (hectares) 298.85 hectares
Population 3,050
Male Population 1,544
Female Population 1,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borka compares

By the 2011 count Borka is the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 298.85 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Borka

Borka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borka 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 Borka from other places

Borka lies about 28 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Changsari, about 3.8 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 Borka
Nearest railway station Changsari 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamalpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Guwahati 14 km
District headquarters Kamrup 28 km

Villages closest to Borka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borka village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Borka village has 1,544 males and 1,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borka has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Borka is 781101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borka covers 298.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borka falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Borka is Changsari, about 3.8 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 Borka.

Borka is about 28 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borka is in Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district. Changsari is about 3.8 km away. Kamalpur is about 6.3 km away. Guwahati is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baregaon (1.7 km), Bargaon (1.7 km) and Kamalpur (6.3 km).

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

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