# Borikheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Borikheda

Borikheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 102 households**, the 91st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 516people (2011)
- 102households
- 87.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Borikheda PIN code and other codes

Borikheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531552

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

## How far is Borikheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)155 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)82 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 Borikheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Borikheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijubhawadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Borikheda known for?

About 59% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Borikheda

Of every 100 households in Borikheda in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borikheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**29%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**66%

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 Borikheda?

■ Borikheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**979

Working population ****30.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 82.0% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (68%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Kohi555 people
- Hattighat553 people
- Khatkali534 people
- Kanheri529 people
- Khatkali500 people
- Manjarkapdi500 people
- Kamida498 people
- Madki485 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borikheda from Amravati?155 km by road
- What is the population of Borikheda?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borikheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Borikheda?87.4% (Census 2011)