# Bora Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Bora

Bora is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 232 households**, the 54th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 232households
- 54.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Bora PIN code and other codes

Bora falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBoraoathakdih
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240313

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

## How far is Bora from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)35 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 Bora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bora

Of every 100 households in Bora in 2011, 19 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bora · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****55%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bora?

■ Bora · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**944

Working population ****48.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 50.1% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (45%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 272 (43%)

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 Sonhaula

- Dhanokhar1,360 people
- Imamuddinpur1,334 people
- Mangachak1,332 people
- Dobhi1,321 people
- Gadkachak1,302 people
- Sulemanchak1,263 people
- Biswaspur1,238 people
- Asnaha1,234 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bora from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bora?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bora in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bora?54.9% (Census 2011)