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About Bora Khet Village

Bora Khet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 8 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bora Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bora Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 8
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,250
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 Bora Khet compares

By the 2011 count Bora Khet is the 240th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 17 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 1140.

Getting to Bora Khet

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

Bora Khet lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Bora Khet
Nearest town Almora 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 25 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 54 km

Villages closest to Bora Khet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Bora Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Bora Khet village had a population of 26. That makes it the 240th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Bora Khet village has 8 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bora Khet has about 2250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Bora Khet is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bora Khet covers 17 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.

Bora Khet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bora Khet is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Bora Khet.

Bora Khet is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bora Khet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 21 km away. Berinag is about 25 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koteshwar (3.8 km), Thanga (4.6 km) and Pipali Puna Gaon (5.2 km).

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

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