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About Boirkachhar Village

Boirkachhar is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 370 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boirkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boirkachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 247.42 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 370
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Boirkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Boirkachhar is the 97th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 247.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Boirkachhar

Boirkachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boirkachhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boirkachhar from other places

Boirkachhar lies about 86 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 45 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 Boirkachhar
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 7.7 km
Nearest town Mungeli 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 45 km
District headquarters Durg 86 km

Villages closest to Boirkachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boirkachhar village had a population of 710. That makes it the 97th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Boirkachhar village has 370 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boirkachhar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Boirkachhar is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boirkachhar covers 247.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boirkachhar falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Boirkachhar is Hathbandh, about 45 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Boirkachhar is about 86 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boirkachhar is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 7.7 km away. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Hathbandh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanki (under 2 km), Amlidih (under 2 km) and Dhobni Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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