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About Borghar Village

Borghar is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 264 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415203, 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 Mandangad
Pincode 415203
Area (hectares) 442.13 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 264
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 442.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Borghar

Borghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borghar as Available within village. 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 Mandangad 26 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 Mandangad 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 581. That makes it the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Borghar village has 264 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borghar has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

The pincode recorded for Borghar is 415203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borghar covers 442.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borghar falls under Mandangad 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 village 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 Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Diwankhavati is about 4.0 km away. Mandangad is about 26 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 Vinhe (11 km), Takavali (15 km) and Vakavali (15 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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