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 Chickoo fruit and has many Chikoo farms. A festival named Chikoo Festival also takes place in Bordi.[2]
Demographics
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 |
शिक्षण पंढरी (A place where an Education is being Worshiped)
Bordi is famous for it's century old School named "Soonabai Pestonji Hakeemji HighSchool"
Acharya Bhise Guruji, Pujya Chitre Guruji, Atmarampant Sawe Sir, Sane Sir, are some of the veterans who contributed their lives to make Bordi a शिक्षण पंढरी (A place where an Education is being Worshiped) !
Education and Knowledge are being worshiped in this small village abundantly blessed by Mother Nature.
Elsewhere, it is called वसतिगृह (Hostel), but in Bordi, it is called "शारदाश्रम" means सरस्वती माता (Goddess of Wisdom), resides in the आश्रम (student's abode) and Bless them.
You will find proud alumni of 'SPH HighSchool' almost everywhere in the world.
References
- ^ "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.