About Bora Village

Bora is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 661 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Bora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bora village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,308
Male Population	661
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bora compares

By the 2011 count Bora is the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bora

Bora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bora from other places

Bora lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 12 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 Bora
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	12 km
Nearest town	Colgong	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	28 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bora

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

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Common questions about Bora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bora village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bora village has 661 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bora has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Bora covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bora falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bora is Ghogha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bora.

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

Bora is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 12 km away. Colgong is about 17 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.