# Boricha Village, Porbandar, Porbandar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/boricha/ Village · Porbandar, Porbandar # Boricha Boricha is a village in Porbandar sub-district of Porbandar district, Gujarat, PIN code **360545**. The 2011 Census counted **1,788 people in 358 households**, the 34th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,788people (2011) - 358households - 64.3%literacy - 360545PIN code ## Boricha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Boricha is 360545.** Boricha falls in Porbandar sub-district, Porbandar district, Gujarat. - PIN code360545 - Gram panchayatBoricha - Community development blockPorbandar - Census village code514211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boricha from nearby towns? - Porbandar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Porbandar (district HQ)13 km by road - Porbandar (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 Boricha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Boricha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Porbandar - ○Degree college10+ km · Porbandar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Porbandar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Boricha known for? The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and cumin**. About 58% of the 1,010 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Boricha Of every 100 households in Boricha in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Boricha · ■ Porbandar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **62% Tap water ****35%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****57%** **70% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****67%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****38%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **17% Own their home ****81%** **90% 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 Boricha? ■ Boricha · ■ Porbandar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **910 Working population ****53.9%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 206 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (13%) · **■** Other work 192 (20%) · **■** Marginal 439 (46%) 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 Porbandar - Bhavpara1,915 people - Tukda Gosa1,821 people - Ratdi1,815 people - Sisli1,798 people - Paravada1,729 people - Bhomiyavadar1,719 people - Chingariya1,624 people - Kunvadar1,597 people [All 74 villages in Porbandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boricha?360545 - How far is Boricha from Porbandar?13 km by road - What is the population of Boricha?1,788 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boricha in?Porbandar district (Porbandar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Boricha?64.3% (Census 2011)