# Borni Gorgawan Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Borni Gorgawan

Borni Gorgawan is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,831 people in 515 households**, the 6th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,831people (2011)
- 515households
- 62.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Borni Gorgawan PIN code and other codes

Borni Gorgawan falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSauriya
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225452

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

## How far is Borni Gorgawan from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)13 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 Borni Gorgawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Borni Gorgawan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Borni Gorgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Borni Gorgawan

Of every 100 households in Borni Gorgawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borni Gorgawan · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Borni Gorgawan?

■ Borni Gorgawan · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**947

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 52.7% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 256 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (43%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 276 (27%)

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 Dandkhora

- Doasi5,257 people
- Bhamraili4,265 people
- Raipur3,216 people
- Sauria3,108 people
- Gurpahar2,727 people
- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bijaili2,362 people
- Bhelahi2,084 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borni Gorgawan from Katihar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Borni Gorgawan?2,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borni Gorgawan in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Borni Gorgawan?62.0% (Census 2011)