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About Borala Village

Borala is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 518 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 500.23 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 518
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borala compares

By the 2011 count Borala is the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 500.23 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Borala

Borala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borala from other places

Borala lies about 19 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 10 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 Borala
Nearest railway station Jaulka 10 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 19 km
District headquarters Washim 19 km

Villages closest to Borala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borala village had a population of 991. That makes it the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Borala village has 518 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borala has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Borala is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borala covers 500.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borala falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Borala is Jaulka, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Borala.

Borala is about 19 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borala is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Jaulka is about 10 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 18 km away. Malegaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yeranda (under 2 km), Mairaldoh (3.1 km) and Gunja (4.8 km).

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

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