# Borkhalia Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/borkhalia-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Borkhalia Gaon Borkhalia Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,074 people in 443 households**, the 11th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 2,074people (2011) - 443households - 91.8%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Borkhalia Gaon PIN code and other codes Borkhalia Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Chowkhat - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borkhalia Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)11 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)11 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 Borkhalia Gaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Borkhalia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamun Gaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Borkhalia Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 47% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Borkhalia Gaon Of every 100 households in Borkhalia Gaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Borkhalia Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **73% Toilet within the home ****73%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **18% Tap water ****9%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **57% Use banking services ****37%** **69% Television ****36%** **49% Mobile phone ****46%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Borkhalia Gaon? ■ Borkhalia Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **944 Working population ****33.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 87.7% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 353 (51%) · **■** Marginal 82 (12%) 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 Jorhat East - Kotoha Boria Gaon2,688 people - Duliapam Gaon2,620 people - Naosolia Gaon2,591 people - Bali Chapari Gaon2,202 people - Chowtang Gaon2,039 people - Dahikhor Gaon1,991 people - No.2 Bamun Gaon1,983 people - No.2 Ghar Pholia Gaon1,937 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borkhalia Gaon from Jorhat?11 km by road - What is the population of Borkhalia Gaon?2,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borkhalia Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Borkhalia Gaon?91.8% (Census 2011)