# Borikalan Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Borikalan

Borikalan is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 197 households**, the 85th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 840people (2011)
- 197households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Borikalan PIN code and other codes

Borikalan falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498475

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

## How far is Borikalan from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)16 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 Borikalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohjhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Borikalan known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Borikalan

Of every 100 households in Borikalan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borikalan · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Borikalan?

■ Borikalan · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**987

Working population ****64.4%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 209 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (58%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Lanji

- Manpur909 people
- Kharregaon899 people
- Kareja873 people
- Paraswada871 people
- Bordi818 people
- Chichewada792 people
- Gorra789 people
- Itora781 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borikalan from Balaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of Borikalan?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borikalan in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Borikalan?81.2% (Census 2011)