# Borkanhar Village, Manpur, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon 

# Borkanhar

Borkanhar is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491229**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 37 households**, the 137th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 174people (2011)
- 37households
- 57.7%literacy
- 491229PIN code

## Borkanhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borkanhar is 491229.** Borkanhar falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491229
- Gram panchayatMadanwada
- Community development blockManpur
- Census village code441489

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

## How far is Borkanhar from nearby towns?

- Manpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)120 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town)70 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 Borkanhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Borkanhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Borkanhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 47% of the 115 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 Borkanhar

Of every 100 households in Borkanhar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borkanhar · ■ Manpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Borkanhar?

■ Borkanhar · ■ Manpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**983

Working population ****57.5%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 46.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (36%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 63 (63%)

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 Manpur

- Tado193 people
- Merhakhurd184 people
- Pitemeta182 people
- Lekhepal179 people
- Pardoni174 people
- Kattapar164 people
- Dulki161 people
- Hanaikalkalan156 people

[All 170 villages in Manpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/manpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borkanhar?491229
- How far is Borkanhar from Rajnandgaon?120 km by road
- What is the population of Borkanhar?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkanhar in?Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Borkanhar?57.7% (Census 2011)