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About Boragaon Village

Boragaon is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,010, made up of 8,148 males and 7,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3402.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boragaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591216
Area (hectares) 3402.73 hectares
Population 16,010
Male Population 8,148
Female Population 7,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boragaon compares

By the 2011 count Boragaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 3402.73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Boragaon

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

Boragaon lies about 83 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 18 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 Boragaon
Nearest town Sadalgi 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 21 km
District headquarters Belgaum 83 km

Villages closest to Boragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boragaon village had a population of 16,010. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Boragaon village has 8,148 males and 7,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boragaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Boragaon is 591216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boragaon covers 3402.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boragaon falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Boragaon is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 18 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 Boragaon.

Boragaon is about 83 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boragaon is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Sadalgi is about 5.3 km away. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge is about 18 km away. Chikodi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boragaonwadi (under 2 km), Janwad (3.8 km) and Kasanal (4.1 km).

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

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