# Borkhet Village, Bordumsa, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bordumsa, Changlang 

# Borkhet

Borkhet is a village in Bordumsa sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 202 households**, the 12th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 977people (2011)
- 202households
- 36.4%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Borkhet PIN code and other codes

Borkhet falls in Bordumsa sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockBordumsa
- Census village code264372

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Borkhet from nearby towns?

- Bordumsa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)125 km by road
- Namsai (nearest town)47 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Borkhet?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Borkhet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bordumsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Changlang
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balinong
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Borkhet known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Borkhet

Of every 100 households in Borkhet in 2011, 23 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borkhet · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**29%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****17%**

**69%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Borkhet?

■ Borkhet · ■ Bordumsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.4%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**1010

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.2% for men and 29.9% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (37%) · **■** Marginal 55 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bordumsa

- Bijoypur-II Bl.I - II1,173 people
- Chaimu Bl.I & II1,126 people
- Wakhetna1,106 people
- Kherem Mura1,059 people
- Wagun Ponthai771 people
- Dirak Pothar749 people
- Mohong Mura734 people
- Goju637 people

[All 42 villages in Bordumsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/bordumsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borkhet from Changlang?125 km by road
- What is the population of Borkhet?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkhet in?Changlang district (Bordumsa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Borkhet?36.4% (Census 2011)