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About Boriajhar Village

Boriajhar is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 178 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boriajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boriajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 142.4 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 178
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Boriajhar compares

By the 2011 count Boriajhar is the 112th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 142.4 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Boriajhar

Boriajhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Boriajhar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boriajhar from other places

Boriajhar lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 5.6 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 Boriajhar
Nearest railway station Arand 5.6 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Boriajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boriajhar village had a population of 351. That makes it the 112th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Boriajhar village has 178 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boriajhar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Boriajhar is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boriajhar covers 142.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boriajhar falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Boriajhar is Arand, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Boriajhar is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boriajhar is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Arand is about 5.6 km away. Mahāsamund is about 6.4 km away. Chhura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mongara (3.0 km), Parsada Khurd (7.2 km) and Sarkada (13 km).

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

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