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About Bor Gaon Village

Bor Gaon is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bor Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bor Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 62.92 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bor Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bor Gaon is the 272nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 62.92 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Bor Gaon

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

Bor Gaon lies about 4.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Bor Gaon
District headquarters Garhwal 4.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km

Villages closest to Bor Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bor Gaon village had a population of 20. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Bor Gaon village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bor Gaon has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Bor Gaon is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bor Gaon covers 62.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bor Gaon falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bor Gaon is Kotdwara, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Bor Gaon.

Bor Gaon is about 4.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bor Gaon is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 4.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 13 km away. Kotdwara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon Laga Kaithogi (under 2 km), Sarda Lagga Jogyana (under 2 km) and Nathupur (2.1 km).

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

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