# Borpothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonari, Sivasagar 

# Borpothar

Borpothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 282 households**, the 79th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 282households
- 88.4%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Borpothar PIN code and other codes

Borpothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNaharpukhuri
- Community development blockSapekhati
- Census village code293147

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

## How far is Borpothar from nearby towns?

- Sonari (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)86 km by road
- Sonari (nearest town)38 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 Borpothar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Borpothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Borhat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nogar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dibrugarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Borpothar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 69% of the 381 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 Borpothar

Of every 100 households in Borpothar in 2011, 51 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Borpothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**30%

Tap water ****6%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**40%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Borpothar?

■ Borpothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**963

Working population ****33.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 84.4% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (22%) · **■** Marginal 28 (7%)

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

- Sal Kathoni T.G1,353 people
- Chuladhowa Khonikar1,325 people
- Dolakharia Gaon1,300 people
- Garia Chiga Gaon1,294 people
- Deodhai1,271 people
- Kathia Khunda No.21,234 people
- Sapekhati Gaon1,212 people
- Chiloni Naga1,196 people

[All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borpothar from Sivasagar?86 km by road
- What is the population of Borpothar?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borpothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borpothar?88.4% (Census 2011)