About Bortara Village

Bortara is a large village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,238, made up of 1,112 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bortara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bortara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Saja
Pincode	491993
Area (hectares)	712.61 hectares
Population	2,238
Male Population	1,112
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bortara compares

By the 2011 count Bortara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 712.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bortara

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

Bortara lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 49 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 Bortara
Tehsil headquarters	Saja	10 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	33 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	49 km
District headquarters	Durg	51 km

Villages closest to Bortara

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

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Common questions about Bortara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bortara village had a population of 2,238. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Bortara village has 1,112 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bortara has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bortara is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bortara covers 712.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bortara falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bortara is Rasmara, about 49 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 Bortara.

Bortara is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bortara is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 10 km away. Bemetāra is about 33 km away. Rasmara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.