Village · Golaghat, Golaghat
# Borua Gaon

Borua Gaon is a village in Golaghat sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 301 people in 65 households, the 256th largest of 323 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 301 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 94.6% literacy
- 955 females per 1,000 males

## Borua Gaon PIN code and other codes

Borua Gaon falls in Golaghat sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Ghiladhari
- Community development block Golaghat East
- Census village code 294488

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Borua Gaon from nearby towns?
- Golaghat (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Borua Gaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Borua Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Borua Gaon known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Borua Gaon

Of every 100 households in Borua Gaon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Borua Gaon · ■ Golaghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 36%
- Toilet within the home 98% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 28%
- Tap water 2% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 85%
- Use banking services 52% 53%
- Television 45% 30%
- Mobile phone 61% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 15%
- Own their home 100% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Borua Gaon?

■ Borua Gaon · ■ Golaghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.6% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 961
- Working population 61.1% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 89.7% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (7%) · ■ Other work 20 (11%) · ■ Marginal 151 (82%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Golaghat
- Dighal Pani Miching 311 people
- Tarani T.G. 307 people
- Seed Farm 306 people
- Konwari Pathar 303 people
- Sonalipathar 297 people
- Da-Borani 294 people
- Bijoypur 289 people
- Lakhibari T.E 289 people

All 333 villages in Golaghat

## Quick answers
- How far is Borua Gaon from Golaghat? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Borua Gaon? 301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borua Gaon in? Golaghat district (Golaghat sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borua Gaon? 94.6% (Census 2011)

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