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About Borkund Village

Borkund is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 340 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.78 hectares hectares.

Borkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borkund village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 390.78 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 340
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borkund compares

By the 2011 count Borkund is the 139th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 390.78 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 979.

Getting to Borkund

Borkund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Borkund as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Borkund from other places

Borkund lies about 30 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 28 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 Borkund
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 28 km
District headquarters Betul 30 km
Nearest town Betūl 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 30 km

Villages closest to Borkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borkund village had a population of 713. That makes it the 139th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Borkund village has 340 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borkund has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Borkund covers 390.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borkund falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Borkund is Maramjhiri, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Borkund.

Borkund 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.

Borkund is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 28 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Betūl 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 Bhivkund (under 2 km), Kundab Kajan (under 2 km) and Karnjidol (2.4 km).

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

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