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About Borda Village

Borda is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 163 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500 hectares hectares.

Borda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 500 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 163
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Borda compares

By the 2011 count Borda is the 153rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 500 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Borda

Borda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Borda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borda from other places

Borda lies about 47 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Barkhera, about under 2 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 Borda
Nearest railway station Barkhera under 2 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 11 km
District headquarters Raisen 47 km

Villages closest to Borda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borda village had a population of 320. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Borda village has 163 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borda has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Borda covers 500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borda falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Borda is Barkhera, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Borda is about 47 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borda is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Barkhera is about under 2 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 9.9 km away. Goharganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bordha (under 2 km), Piplani Kalan (under 2 km) and Piplani Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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