Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Boriya Boriya is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 370 people in 73 households, the 153rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 370 people (2011) - 73 households - 32.9% literacy - 1,139 females per 1,000 males ## Boriya PIN code and other codes Boriya falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504427 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Boriya from nearby towns? - Jhabua (district HQ) 53 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Boriya? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Boriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jhaknawada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Boriya known for? About 25% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Boriya Of every 100 households in Boriya in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Boriya · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 75% 59% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 1% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 96% 54% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Boriya? ■ Boriya · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 32.9% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1139 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1195 951 - Working population 57.6% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 37.9% for men and 28.4% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 66 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 104 (49%) · ■ Other work 26 (12%) · ■ Marginal 17 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Badlipada 375 people - Salarpada 373 people - Garwada 372 people - Bhurighati 371 people - Hawarunda 370 people - Petlawad 360 people - Tejpura 358 people - Nawapada 351 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Boriya from Jhabua? 53 km by road - What is the population of Boriya? 370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boriya in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Boriya? 32.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/boriya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.