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About Borikh Village

Borikh is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 9 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borikh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246163
Area (hectares) 45.26 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 9
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
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 Borikh compares

By the 2011 count Borikh is the 568th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 45.26 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1259.

Getting to Borikh

Borikh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Borikh 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 Borikh from other places

Borikh lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Borikh
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km

Villages closest to Borikh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borikh village had a population of 23. That makes it the 568th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Borikh village has 9 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borikh has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Borikh is 246163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borikh covers 45.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Borikh falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Borikh is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Borikh.

Borikh is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borikh is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hitoali (under 2 km), Bakroli (under 2 km) and Bhajarolaga Bheti (under 2 km).

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

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