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About Boran Village

Boran is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,008 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boran village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 847105
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Boran compares

By the 2011 count Boran is the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Boran

The census records public bus service for Boran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boran from other places

Boran lies about 26 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 18 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 Boran
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 2.5 km
Nearest town Rosera 17 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 26 km

Villages closest to Boran

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 Boran

As per the Census of India 2011, Boran village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Boran village has 1,008 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boran has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Boran is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boran covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Boran is Rusera Ghat, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Boran.

Boran is about 26 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boran is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 2.5 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parwana (under 2 km), Rajaur Rambhadarpur (under 2 km) and Sarhila (under 2 km).

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

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