# Borakhowa Village, Nazira, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nazira, Sivasagar 

# Borakhowa

Borakhowa is a village in Nazira sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam, PIN code **785685**. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 175 households**, the 79th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 806people (2011)
- 175households
- 89.2%literacy
- 785685PIN code

## Borakhowa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borakhowa is 785685.** Borakhowa falls in Nazira sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- PIN code785685
- Gram panchayatKhatkhati
- Community development blockNazira
- Census village code292885

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

## How far is Borakhowa from nearby towns?

- Nazira (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nazira (nearest town)5 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 Borakhowa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mezenga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nazira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chuladhar
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Borakhowa known for?

The main crops are **banana, bamboo and paddy**. About 80% of the 193 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 Borakhowa

Of every 100 households in Borakhowa in 2011, 44 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Borakhowa · ■ Nazira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**29%

Tap water ****13%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**80%

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 Borakhowa?

■ Borakhowa · ■ Nazira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**954

Working population ****34.1%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 82.5% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 97 (35%) · **■** Marginal 132 (48%)

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 Nazira

- Bhakat Gaon855 people
- Singha Duwar Grant855 people
- Bailung Gaon836 people
- Chetia836 people
- Chanbosa Handique805 people
- No.46 Grant794 people
- Lutum784 people
- Bali Gaon783 people

[All 124 villages in Nazira](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borakhowa?785685
- How far is Borakhowa from Sivasagar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Borakhowa?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borakhowa in?Sivasagar district (Nazira sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borakhowa?89.2% (Census 2011)