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About Boraj Village

Boraj is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 537 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boraj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415709
Area (hectares) 571.85 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 537
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boraj compares

By the 2011 count Boraj is the 48th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 571.85 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Boraj

Boraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boraj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhoste, Bhoste Bk, Bhoste Mohalla and Bijghar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Boraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Boraj village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 48th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Boraj village has 537 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boraj has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Boraj is 415709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boraj covers 571.85 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.

Boraj falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Boraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Boraj.

Boraj is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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