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About Borri Village

Borri is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 430 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 430
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borri compares

By the 2011 count Borri is the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Borri

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

Borri lies about 21 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 23 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 Borri
District headquarters Garhwa 21 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 26 km

Villages closest to Borri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borri village had a population of 878. That makes it the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Borri village has 430 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borri has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Borri is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borri covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borri falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Borri is Garwa, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Borri.

Borri is about 21 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borri is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Garhwa is about 21 km away. Garwa is about 23 km away. Bhandaria is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korwadih (4.7 km), Pipra (16 km) and Mail Alias Phakiradih (16 km).

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

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