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About Paschim Borgaon Village

Paschim Borgaon is a small village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 186 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Borgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Borgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 222.73 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 186
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Borgaon compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Borgaon is the 82nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 222.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Paschim Borgaon

Paschim Borgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paschim Borgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Paschim Borgaon from other places

Paschim Borgaon lies about 99 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 47 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 Paschim Borgaon
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 28 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 47 km
District headquarters Bastar 99 km

Villages closest to Paschim Borgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farasgaon 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 Paschim Borgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Borgaon village had a population of 392. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Paschim Borgaon village has 186 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Borgaon has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Borgaon is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Borgaon covers 222.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paschim Borgaon falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Borgaon is Antagarh, about 47 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paschim Borgaon.

Paschim Borgaon is about 99 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Borgaon is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 28 km away. Antagarh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (under 2 km), Purbi Borgaon (under 2 km) and Jamgaon (4.9 km).

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

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