# Borakhai Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/borakhai-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Borakhai Grant Borakhai Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **12,970 people in 2,857 households**, the 2nd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 12,970people (2011) - 2,857households - 80.7%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Borakhai Grant PIN code and other codes Borakhai Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayat107No.Gungoor G.P - Community development blockBarjalenga - Census village code299293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borakhai Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (district HQ)7 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)7 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 Borakhai Grant? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Borakhai Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 21 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 Borakhai Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 1,017 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Borakhai Grant Of every 100 households in Borakhai Grant in 2011, 54 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Borakhai Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **30% Toilet within the home ****75%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **20% Tap water ****24%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **90% Use banking services ****57%** **37% Television ****43%** **21% Mobile phone ****48%** **37% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **39% Own their home ****77%** **93% 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 Borakhai Grant? ■ Borakhai Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **965 Working population ****37.7%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 278 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (2%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,213 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,257 (26%) 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 Silchar - Silcoorie Grant19,637 people - Dudhpatil Grant10,875 people - Dalu Grant7,955 people - Kathal Grant6,613 people - Srikona Grant6,429 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borakhai Grant from Silchar?7 km by road - What is the population of Borakhai Grant?12,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borakhai Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Borakhai Grant?80.7% (Census 2011)