# Borsora Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Borsora

Borsora is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 76 households**, the 19th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 482people (2011)
- 76households
- 52.3%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Borsora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Borsora is 793106.** Borsora falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277244

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

## How far is Borsora from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)150 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)150 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 Borsora?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Borsora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Borsora

Of every 100 households in Borsora in 2011, 58 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Borsora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**77%

Tap water ****96%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**18%

Television ****48%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**58%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Borsora?

■ Borsora · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**966

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (63%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Ranikor

- Mawpyllun575 people
- Lower Puksora569 people
- Nongktieh564 people
- Nongkdait-Nongtwah562 people
- Trongpleng479 people
- Lakma476 people
- Panchiring A476 people
- Chibak451 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Borsora?793106
- How far is Borsora from Nongstoin?150 km by road
- What is the population of Borsora?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borsora in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Borsora?52.3% (Census 2011)