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About Borigaon Village

Borigaon is a large village in Mikirbheta tehsil, in the district of Morigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,396, made up of 1,195 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Morigaon
Tehsil Mikirbheta
Pincode 782142
Area (hectares) 286.93 hectares
Population 2,396
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borigaon compares

By the 2011 count Borigaon is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,111 residents. Its 286.93 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Borigaon

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

Borigaon lies about 17 km from Morigaon, and the nearest railway station is Dhing Halt, 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 Borigaon
Tehsil headquarters Mikirbheta 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Dhing Halt 9.5 km
Nearest town Dhing 12 km
District headquarters Morigaon 17 km

Villages closest to Borigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borigaon village had a population of 2,396. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,111 residents.

Borigaon village has 1,195 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borigaon has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Borigaon is 782142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borigaon covers 286.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borigaon falls under Mikirbheta tehsil of Morigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Borigaon is Dhing Halt, 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 Borigaon.

Borigaon is about 17 km from Morigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borigaon is in Mikirbheta tehsil of Morigaon district. Mikirbheta is about 5.0 km away. Dhing Halt is about 9.5 km away. Dhing is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pub Borigaon (under 2 km), Parasu Tangani (2.2 km) and Tamulibori (2.6 km).

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

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