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About Borhal Village

Borhal is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,548, made up of 2,341 males and 2,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borhal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 270.33 hectares
Population 4,548
Male Population 2,341
Female Population 2,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borhal compares

By the 2011 count Borhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 270.33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Borhal

Borhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borhal as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bilara, Bilaspur, Binodbati and Bira Chak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Borhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Borhal village had a population of 4,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Borhal village has 2,341 males and 2,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borhal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Borhal is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borhal covers 270.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Borhal falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Borhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Borhal.

Borhal is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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