# Borkuruka Village, Margherita, Tinsukia (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Margherita, Tinsukia 

# Borkuruka

Borkuruka is a village in Margherita sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam, PIN code **786182**. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 77 households**, the 220th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 367people (2011)
- 77households
- 92.7%literacy
- 786182PIN code

## Borkuruka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borkuruka is 786182.** Borkuruka falls in Margherita sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.

- PIN code786182
- Gram panchayatBhitor Powai
- Community development blockMargherita
- Census village code290926

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

## How far is Borkuruka from nearby towns?

- Margherita (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Margherita (nearest town)10 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 Borkuruka?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Borkuruka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margherita
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Margherita
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Borkuruka known for?

About 57% of the 19 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 Borkuruka

Of every 100 households in Borkuruka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borkuruka · ■ Margherita rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****73%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Borkuruka?

■ Borkuruka · ■ Margherita rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**969

Working population ****52.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 92.6% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 180 (94%)

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

- Enthem Gaon385 people
- No.1 Nalani Gaon N.C.380 people
- Tipangpani Stn. Side371 people
- Ubon Pathar No.2369 people
- Panchung Navajuti361 people
- Molong Bangali Gaon No.2358 people
- Tarani Pathar No.1356 people
- Makum Block No.1354 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borkuruka?786182
- How far is Borkuruka from Tinsukia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Borkuruka?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkuruka in?Tinsukia district (Margherita sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borkuruka?92.7% (Census 2011)