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About Borghar Village

Borghar is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 50 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415712
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 50
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borghar compares

By the 2011 count Borghar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1293.

Getting to Borghar

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

Borghar lies about 93 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 4.0 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 Borghar
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 25 km
Nearest town Mahād 29 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 93 km

Villages closest to Borghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borghar village had a population of 120. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Borghar village has 50 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borghar has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Borghar is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borghar covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borghar falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Borghar is Diwankhavati, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Borghar.

Borghar is about 93 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borghar is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Diwankhavati is about 4.0 km away. Dapoli is about 25 km away. Mahād is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalambat (6.5 km), Shirsadi (12 km) and Dr Iqubalnagar (14 km).

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

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