Skip to main content

About Bore Village

Bore is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 642 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bore Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bore village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 238.86 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 642
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bore compares

By the 2011 count Bore is the 23rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 238.86 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 993.

Getting to Bore

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

Bore lies about 9.4 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 34 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 Bore
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 34 km

Villages closest to Bore

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bore village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bore village has 642 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bore has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bore is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bore covers 238.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bore falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bore is Raigarh, about 34 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 Bore.

Bore is about 9.4 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bore is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.4 km away. Raigarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikarimal (under 2 km), Ameri (1.8 km) and Khairgarhi (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.