About Boriawan Village

Boriawan is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 639 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boriawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boriawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801301
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	1,211
Male Population	639
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Boriawan compares

By the 2011 count Boriawan is the 51st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Boriawan

Boriawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Boriawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Boriawan from other places

Boriawan lies about 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 4.2 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 Boriawan
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	4.2 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	7.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	16 km

Villages closest to Boriawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boriawan village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 51st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Boriawan village has 639 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boriawan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Boriawan is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boriawan covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boriawan falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Boriawan is Ekangarsarai, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Boriawan.

Boriawan is about 16 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boriawan is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 4.2 km away. Hilsa is about 7.5 km away. Nalanda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.