# Borkona Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Borkona

Borkona is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 89 households**, the 67th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 424people (2011)
- 89households
- 52.1%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Borkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borkona is 794115.** Borkona falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273621

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

## How far is Borkona from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)45 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 Borkona?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Borkona; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betasing
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Borkona

Of every 100 households in Borkona in 2011, 35 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borkona · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**51%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**26%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****72%**

**34%

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 Borkona?

■ Borkona · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**960

Working population ****59.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 48.2% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Betasing

- Skagre430 people
- Arenggre426 people
- Bangre425 people
- Chiringpara425 people
- Sulguri A424 people
- Bangkapara416 people
- Rongsang Songma415 people
- Masalgre409 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borkona?794115
- How far is Borkona from Tura?45 km by road
- What is the population of Borkona?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borkona in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Borkona?52.1% (Census 2011)