# Borma Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Borma

Borma is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814160**. The 2011 Census counted **2,489 people in 484 households**, the 15th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 2,489people (2011)
- 484households
- 58.7%literacy
- 814160PIN code

## Borma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borma is 814160.** Borma falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814160
- Gram panchayatSinghari
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355621

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

## How far is Borma from nearby towns?

- Sahibganj (district HQ)24 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)24 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 Borma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Borma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghamdi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Borma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 217 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 Borma

Of every 100 households in Borma in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borma · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**72%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Borma?

■ Borma · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**960

Working population ****27.2%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 162 (24%) · **■** Marginal 396 (58%)

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 Meherma

- Itahari2,842 people
- Sukhari2,765 people
- Sankarpur2,703 people
- Dhankuria2,619 people
- Pati Chak2,434 people
- Mehrma2,358 people
- Kamardiha2,334 people
- Budhason2,118 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borma?814160
- How far is Borma from Sahibganj?24 km by road
- What is the population of Borma?2,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borma in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Borma?58.7% (Census 2011)