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About Borikhurd Village

Borikhurd is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 716 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares.

Borikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borikhurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 513 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 716
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Borikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Borikhurd is the 30th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Borikhurd

Borikhurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borikhurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borikhurd from other places

Borikhurd lies about 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Lalawadi, about 4.7 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 Borikhurd
Nearest railway station Lalawadi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 8.2 km
District headquarters Betul 30 km

Villages closest to Borikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borikhurd village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 30th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Borikhurd village has 716 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borikhurd has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Borikhurd covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borikhurd falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Borikhurd is Lalawadi, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Borikhurd.

Borikhurd is about 30 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borikhurd is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Lalawadi is about 4.7 km away. Amla is about 8.2 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dutmur (1.8 km), Chhawal (2.3 km) and Amni (3.0 km).

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

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