Bordi
Bordi
Bordi | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Bordi Location in Maharashtra, India  Bordi Bordi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°07′00″N 72°44′24″E / 20.1165562°N 72.7400099°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,682 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551577 |
Bordi is a coastal village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in Dahanu taluka. It is a tourist destination due to its beach and natural environment.[1] It is also famous for the Chikoo fruit and has many Chikoo farms. A festival named Chikoo Festival also takes place in Bordi.[2]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Bordi has 1647 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 87.71%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7682 | 4122 | 3560 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 617 | 327 | 290 |
| Scheduled caste | 642 | 323 | 319 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2495 | 1271 | 1224 |
| Literates | 6197 | 3472 | 2725 |
| Workers (all) | 3035 | 1963 | 1072 |
| Main workers (total) | 2838 | 1873 | 965 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 244 | 179 | 65 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 546 | 302 | 244 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 164 | 91 | 73 |
| Main workers: Other | 1884 | 1301 | 583 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 197 | 90 | 107 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 27 | 6 | 21 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 27 | 6 | 21 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 120 | 69 | 51 |
| Non-workers | 4647 | 2159 | 2488 |
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bordi.
- ^ "Dahanu Bordi Beach". NIC, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.