# Borkanhar Village, Amgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Amgaon, Gondiya 

# Borkanhar

Borkanhar is a village in Amgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra, PIN code **441902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,296 people in 505 households**, the 12th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,296people (2011)
- 505households
- 81.5%literacy
- 441902PIN code

## Borkanhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borkanhar is 441902.** Borkanhar falls in Amgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code441902
- Community development blockAmgaon
- Census village code537959

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

## How far is Borkanhar from nearby towns?

- Amgaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)31 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town)31 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 Borkanhar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Borkanhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Borkanhar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Borkanhar

Of every 100 households in Borkanhar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Borkanhar · ■ Amgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**50%

Tap water ****15%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**75%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Borkanhar?

■ Borkanhar · ■ Amgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**973

Working population ****54.0%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 362 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (34%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 241 (19%) · **■** Marginal 178 (14%)

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 Amgaon

- Kattipar2,589 people
- Karanji2,520 people
- Chirchalbandh2,484 people
- Kumbhartoli2,349 people
- Suplipar2,137 people
- Tigaon2,115 people
- Jawari2,097 people
- Kikaripar2,038 people

[All 81 villages in Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borkanhar?441902
- How far is Borkanhar from Gondiya?31 km by road
- What is the population of Borkanhar?2,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkanhar in?Gondiya district (Amgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Borkanhar?81.5% (Census 2011)
