# Bortara Village, Saja, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/bortara/ Village · Saja, Durg # Bortara Bortara is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **2,238 people in 366 households**, the 5th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 2,238people (2011) - 366households - 73.6%literacy - 491993PIN code ## Bortara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bortara is 491993.** Bortara falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491993 - Gram panchayatBortara - Community development blockSaja - Census village code442104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bortara from nearby towns? - Saja (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Durg (district HQ)75 km by road - Saja (nearest town)12 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 Bortara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bortara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Saja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Bortara known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and soyabean**. About 88% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Bortara Of every 100 households in Bortara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bortara · ■ Saja rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **79% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****71%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****70%** **48% Television ****36%** **30% Mobile phone ****49%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **26% Own their home ****96%** **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 Bortara? ■ Bortara · ■ Saja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **956 Working population ****49.8%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 556 (50%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (12%) · **■** Marginal 52 (5%) 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 Saja - Parasbod3,091 people - Sahaspur2,677 people - Bhatgaon2,399 people - Mohtara2,379 people - Tenduwa2,157 people - Ghotwani1,937 people - Kongiya Kalan1,752 people - Rakhi1,719 people [All 109 villages in Saja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bortara?491993 - How far is Bortara from Durg?75 km by road - What is the population of Bortara?2,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bortara in?Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bortara?73.6% (Census 2011)