# Bortola Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Bortola

Bortola is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **122 people in 32 households**, the 189th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 122people (2011)
- 32households
- 55.8%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Bortola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bortola is 794001.** Bortola falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code274016

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

## How far is Bortola from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tura (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 Bortola?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bortola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Bortola

Of every 100 households in Bortola in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bortola · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**31%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Bortola?

■ Bortola · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**980

Working population ****27.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 43.5% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 31 (91%)

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 Zikzak

- Jigatalpara128 people
- Danganatong127 people
- Katuligiri Arahura126 people
- Gongrapara125 people
- Chibonggre122 people
- Dhola Agia122 people
- Kaligaon118 people
- Tongnapara117 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bortola?794001
- How far is Bortola from Tura?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bortola?122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bortola in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bortola?55.8% (Census 2011)