About Bora Village

Bora is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,964, made up of 1,534 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bora village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144527
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	2,964
Male Population	1,534
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bora compares

By the 2011 count Bora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bora

Bora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bora from other places

Bora lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Bora
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	5.2 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	11 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	46 km

Villages closest to Bora

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

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Common questions about Bora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bora village had a population of 2,964. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bora village has 1,534 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bora has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bora is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bora covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bora falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Bora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bora.

Bora is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bora is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 5.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.