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About Bora Gaon Village

Bora Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 161 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bora Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bora Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 79.61 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 161
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bora Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bora Gaon is the 66th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 79.61 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Bora Gaon

Bora Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bora Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bora Gaon from other places

Bora Gaon lies about 40 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 95 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 2.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 40 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 40 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 95 km

Villages closest to Bora Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bora Gaon village had a population of 305. That makes it the 66th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Bora Gaon village has 161 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bora Gaon has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Bora Gaon is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bora Gaon covers 79.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bora Gaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bora Gaon is Kathgodam, about 95 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bora Gaon.

Bora Gaon is about 40 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bora Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 2.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 40 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orgaon (under 2 km), Kapari Gaon (under 2 km) and Chami Garkha (2.0 km).

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

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