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About Borang Village

Borang is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 230 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 230
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borang compares

By the 2011 count Borang is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Borang

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

Borang lies about 56 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 22 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 Borang
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Demu 22 km
Nearest town Lātehār 25 km
District headquarters Gumla 56 km

Villages closest to Borang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borang village had a population of 482. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Borang village has 230 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borang has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Borang is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borang covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borang falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Borang is Demu, about 22 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 Borang.

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

Borang is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 18 km away. Demu is about 22 km away. Lātehār is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katiya (2.2 km), Jamti (3.1 km) and Banalat (3.5 km).

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

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