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About Bora Village

Bora is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 381 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 381
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bora compares

By the 2011 count Bora is the 46th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bora

Bora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bora as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bora from other places

Bora lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 9.5 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 Bora
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 9.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 28 km
Nearest town Būndu 29 km

Villages closest to Bora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bora village had a population of 742. That makes it the 46th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Bora village has 381 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bora has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bora is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bora covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bora falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bora is Tiraldih, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance for Bora.

Bora is about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bora is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 9.3 km away. Tiraldih is about 9.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuta (under 2 km), Hartaldih (under 2 km) and Punrihesa (under 2 km).

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

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