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About Borsi Village

Borsi is a large village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,220, made up of 1,118 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 380.41 hectares
Population 2,220
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borsi compares

By the 2011 count Borsi is the 9th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 380.41 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Borsi

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

Borsi lies about 17 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 12 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 Borsi
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 16 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 17 km

Villages closest to Borsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borsi village had a population of 2,220. That makes it the 9th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Borsi village has 1,118 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borsi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Borsi is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borsi covers 380.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borsi falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Borsi is Sarsonpuri, about 12 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 village for Borsi.

Borsi is about 17 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borsi is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 12 km away. Magarlod is about 16 km away. Dhamtari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhotha (under 2 km), Pahanda (2.1 km) and Deogaon (3.1 km).

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

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