About Borma Village

Borma is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,489, made up of 1,297 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	2,489
Male Population	1,297
Female Population	1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Borma compares

By the 2011 count Borma is the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Borma

Borma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Borma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Borma from other places

Borma lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 12 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 Borma
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	12 km
Nearest town	Colgong	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	32 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Borma

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

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Common questions about Borma

As per the Census of India 2011, Borma village had a population of 2,489. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Borma village has 1,297 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borma has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Borma is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borma covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borma falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Borma is Ghogha, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Borma.

Borma is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borma is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ghogha is about 12 km away. Colgong is about 17 km away. Meherma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.