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About Borni Gorgawan Village

Borni Gorgawan is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,462 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares.

Borni Gorgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borni Gorgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 2,831
Male Population 1,462
Female Population 1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Borni Gorgawan compares

By the 2011 count Borni Gorgawan is the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Borni Gorgawan

Borni Gorgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Borni Gorgawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Borni Gorgawan from other places

Borni Gorgawan lies about 9.2 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 4.7 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 Borni Gorgawan
Nearest railway station Dandkhora 4.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 9.2 km

Villages closest to Borni Gorgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 Borni Gorgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Borni Gorgawan village had a population of 2,831. That makes it the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Borni Gorgawan village has 1,462 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borni Gorgawan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Borni Gorgawan covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borni Gorgawan falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Borni Gorgawan is Dandkhora, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Borni Gorgawan.

Borni Gorgawan is about 9.2 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borni Gorgawan is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 4.7 km away. Katihar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokhand (under 2 km), Sauria (under 2 km) and Ram Bhadarpur (1.7 km).

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

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