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About Borar Village

Borar is a mid sized village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 755 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Ronhat
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 755
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borar compares

By the 2011 count Borar is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Borar

Borar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Borar from other places

Borar lies about 11 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Borar
Tehsil headquarters Ronhat 11 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 11 km
Nearest town Nāhan 31 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 40 km

Villages closest to Borar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borar village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Borar village has 755 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Borar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borar covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borar falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Borar is Salogra, about 40 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Borar.

Borar is about 11 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borar is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 11 km away. Nāhan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (3.3 km), Kinu Kulah (5.6 km) and Tandiyon (11 km).

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

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