# Borwe Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Borwe

Borwe is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 167 households**, the 80th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 711people (2011)
- 167households
- 87.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Borwe PIN code and other codes

Borwe falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553845

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

## How far is Borwe from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)33 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)8 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 Borwe?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadkhal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Borwe known for?

Products made here include salt. About 77% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Borwe

Of every 100 households in Borwe in 2011, 82 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borwe · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**27%

Tap water ****86%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**57%

Use banking services ****19%**

**53%

Television ****27%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Borwe?

■ Borwe · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**968

Working population ****39.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 78.4% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 111 (39%)

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 Pen

- Karambeli Chattishi793 people
- Sarebhag766 people
- Kandale723 people
- Urnilee719 people
- Panchgani695 people
- Narwel664 people
- Mhaisbad646 people
- Adharne623 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borwe from Alibag?33 km by road
- What is the population of Borwe?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borwe in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Borwe?87.5% (Census 2011)