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About Bor Gaon Village

Bor Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 21 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, 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 Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 19.95 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 21
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Bor Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bor Gaon is the 296th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 19.95 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

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 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 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km

Villages closest to Bor Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 41. That makes it the 296th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bor Gaon village has 21 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bor Gaon has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bor Gaon is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bor Gaon covers 19.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bor Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bor Gaon is Rishikesh, about 23 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 Bor Gaon.

Bor Gaon is about 18 km from Tehri 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 Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 18 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pant Gaon (under 2 km), Goni (under 2 km) and Bamana (3.1 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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