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About Borra Village

Borra is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 741 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 377.16 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 741
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Borra compares

By the 2011 count Borra is the 94th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 377.16 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Borra

Borra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Borra 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhulki, Bihanagar, Bikaur and Bilaspur. 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 Borra

As per the Census of India 2011, Borra village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 94th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Borra village has 741 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Borra is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borra covers 377.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borra falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Borra notes the nearest railway station 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 Borra.

Borra is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Borra today is likely to be higher.

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