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About Bor Village

Bor is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 269 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 847145
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 269
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bor compares

By the 2011 count Bor is the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 11 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 917.

Getting to Bor

Bor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bor 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bor from other places

Bor lies about 25 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 17 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 Bor
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rambhaddarpur 17 km
Nearest town Rosera 19 km
District headquarters Samastipur 25 km

Villages closest to Bor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Bor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bor village had a population of 534. That makes it the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Bor village has 269 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bor has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bor is 847145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bor covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bor falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bor is Rambhaddarpur, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bor.

Bor is about 25 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bor is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Rambhaddarpur is about 17 km away. Rosera is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basatpur Garibe (under 2 km), Ranna (under 2 km) and Chhatauni (under 2 km).

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

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