# Borah Gaon Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/borah-gaon/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Borah Gaon Borah Gaon is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 231 households**, the 103rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 1,064people (2011) - 231households - 87.7%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Borah Gaon PIN code and other codes Borah Gaon falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBoraguri - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borah Gaon from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)12 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 Borah Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Borah Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sapekhati - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Borah Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice, rabi crops and vegetable**. About 75% of the 229 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 Borah Gaon Of every 100 households in Borah Gaon in 2011, 16 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Borah Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **39% Toilet within the home ****63%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **30% Tap water ****9%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****16%** **32% Mobile phone ****40%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****22%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **76% 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 Borah Gaon? ■ Borah Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **963 Working population ****60.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 83.3% for women. 68% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 349 (54%) 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 Sonari - Dhamdhuli Gaon1,088 people - Panisaki Grant1,081 people - No.1 Dhunia Pothar1,080 people - Na-Kachari1,072 people - Lakili Habi1,050 people - Medela Jan No.31,044 people - Moran Gaon1,041 people - Bhuyan Khat1,038 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borah Gaon from Sivasagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Borah Gaon?1,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borah Gaon in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Borah Gaon?87.7% (Census 2011)