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About Borahanpur Village

Borahanpur is one of the larger villages in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,218, made up of 3,691 males and 3,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borahanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 319.41 hectares
Population 7,218
Male Population 3,691
Female Population 3,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Borahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Borahanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 319.41 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Borahanpur

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

Borahanpur lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 12 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 Borahanpur
Nearest railway station Joka 12 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Borahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur II 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 Borahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Borahanpur village had a population of 7,218. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Borahanpur village has 3,691 males and 3,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borahanpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Borahanpur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borahanpur covers 319.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Borahanpur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Borahanpur is Joka, about 12 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 Borahanpur.

Borahanpur is about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borahanpur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 12 km away. Budge Budge is about 14 km away. Bishnupur II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandra Nagar (under 2 km), Dharmapur (under 2 km) and Chak Srikrishnapur (under 2 km).

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

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