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About Boirgaon Village

Boirgaon is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 530 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boirgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 538.76 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 530
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Boirgaon is the 44th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 538.76 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Boirgaon

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

Boirgaon lies about 125 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 81 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 Boirgaon
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 18 km
Nearest town Umarkot 60 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 81 km
District headquarters Raipur 125 km

Villages closest to Boirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boirgaon village had a population of 974. That makes it the 44th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Boirgaon village has 530 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boirgaon has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Boirgaon is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boirgaon covers 538.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boirgaon falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Boirgaon is Sarsonpuri, about 81 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 Boirgaon.

Boirgaon is about 125 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boirgaon is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 18 km away. Umarkot is about 60 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajipadar (1.9 km), Kareli (5.6 km) and Shobha (7.4 km).

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

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