# Bora Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bora/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bora Bora is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **2,964 people in 591 households**, the 8th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,964people (2011) - 591households - 77.8%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Bora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bora is 144527.** Bora falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatBora - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032043 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bora from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)42 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)5 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 Bora? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 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 Bora known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 72% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Bora Of every 100 households in Bora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bora · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****44%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **38% Tap water ****97%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **52% Use banking services ****40%** **84% Television ****74%** **86% Mobile phone ****72%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****28%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **9% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **96% 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 Bora? ■ Bora · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **890 Working population ****27.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 585 (72%) · **■** Marginal 170 (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 Garhshankar - Bham3,661 people - Binjon3,464 people - Jandoli3,455 people - Kot Fatuhi3,454 people - Mansowal2,954 people - Moranwali2,838 people - Bhadiar2,836 people - Nadalon2,718 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bora?144527 - How far is Bora from Hoshiarpur?42 km by road - What is the population of Bora?2,964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bora in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bora?77.8% (Census 2011)