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About Boor Gaon Village

Boor Gaon is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 67 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,403 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boor Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boor Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 104.12 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 67
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,403
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boor Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Boor Gaon is the 73rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 104.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1266.

Getting to Boor Gaon

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

Boor Gaon lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Boor Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Boor Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaubattakhal 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 Boor Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Boor Gaon village had a population of 161. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Boor Gaon village has 67 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boor Gaon has about 1403 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Boor Gaon is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boor Gaon covers 104.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boor Gaon falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Boor Gaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 km distance for Boor Gaon.

Boor Gaon is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boor Gaon is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maid Gaon (under 2 km), Tauliyan Gurudatta (3.4 km) and Uda Gaon (3.4 km).

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

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