# Boraj Village, Mawal, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mawal, Pune 

# Boraj

Boraj is a village in Mawal sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 90 households**, the 128th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 565people (2011)
- 90households
- 74.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Boraj PIN code and other codes

Boraj falls in Mawal sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMawal
- Census village code555969

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

## How far is Boraj from nearby towns?

- Vadgaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)60 km by road
- Lonavala (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 Boraj?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lonavala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lonavala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nangargaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Boraj known for?

About 38% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Boraj

Of every 100 households in Boraj in 2011, 88 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Boraj · ■ Mawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**42%

Tap water ****80%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**46%

Use banking services ****68%**

**71%

Television ****74%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**77%

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 Boraj?

■ Boraj · ■ Mawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**932

Working population ****39.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 59.0% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (21%)

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 Mawal

- Nagathali594 people
- Sadavali590 people
- Jovan577 people
- Vadivale576 people
- Moramarwadi558 people
- Karandoli552 people
- Katavi546 people
- Pathargaon537 people

[All 187 villages in Mawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/mawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Boraj from Pune?60 km by road
- What is the population of Boraj?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boraj in?Pune district (Mawal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Boraj?74.3% (Census 2011)