# Borjan Forest Village Village, Margherita, Tinsukia (Assam)

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Village · Margherita, Tinsukia 

# Borjan Forest Village

Borjan Forest Village is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code **786171**. The 2011 Census counted **2,250 people in 432 households**, the 29th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,250people (2011)
- 432households
- 82.5%literacy
- 786171PIN code

## Borjan Forest Village PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borjan Forest Village is 786171.** Borjan Forest Village falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.

- PIN code786171
- Gram panchayatBarbil;
- Community development blockMargherita
- Census village code291053

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

## How far is Borjan Forest Village from nearby towns?

- Tinsukia (district HQ)36 km by road
- Digboi (nearest town)6 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 Borjan Forest Village?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Borjan Forest Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aoc Block Gaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Digboi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 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 Borjan Forest Village known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 400 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 Borjan Forest Village

Of every 100 households in Borjan Forest Village in 2011, 78 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Borjan Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**20%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****37%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**72%

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 Borjan Forest Village?

■ Borjan Forest Village · ■ Margherita rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**969

Working population ****26.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 74.7% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (26%) · **■** Marginal 140 (24%)

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 Margherita

- 112/109 Makum Assam T.C.No.32,353 people
- 112/109/Nla Grant.1 Makum Tea Co.2,335 people
- Mahong Gaon No.12,330 people
- Borbil Gaon No.12,329 people
- Ledo Coal Para2,148 people
- Samukjan2,129 people
- Natun Maithong No.12,120 people
- Namdang Tea Co.Nlr Grant No.2772,117 people

[All 314 villages in Margherita](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borjan Forest Village?786171
- How far is Borjan Forest Village from Tinsukia?36 km by road
- What is the population of Borjan Forest Village?2,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borjan Forest Village in?Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borjan Forest Village?82.5% (Census 2011)
