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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Borka is a village in Kamalpur mandal, Kamrup district, Assam, with a population of 3,050 across 641 households and a literacy rate of 80.2%. It has three primary health centres, two ATMs, one college, one railway station, and one restaurant.
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- LGD code
- 302492
- Pincode
- 781101
- Post office
- Changsari
- Population
- 3,050
- Households
- 641
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 795
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
- 17 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 531 km
- Nearest railway station
- Changsari · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dutta Eye Treatment Center · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Borka compares
By population, Borka ranks #6 of 116 villages in Kamalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.2%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Borka
- 80.2%
- Kamalpur mandal
- 80.3%
- Kamrup district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+65 vs mandal average
- Borka
- 975
- Kamalpur mandal
- 910
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Borka
- 4.8
- Kamalpur mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Borka at a glance
Borka is a village of 3,050 people in 641 households (Census 2011) in Kamalpur block, Kamrup district, Assam, the 6th-largest of 116 villages in Kamalpur block. Literacy is 80%, about the same as the block average of 80% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Kamrup district centre, 60 km from Tupamari, the nearest town, 4 km from Changsari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 781101, served by Changsari post office; the LGD village code is 302492. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dutta Eye Treatment Center, 4 km away. The village votes in Sipajhar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Paramananda Rajbongshi. The population is estimated at 3,596 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Borka
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Rangia (MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARKA
- Total area (ha)
- 298.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Borka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Borka
- LGD code
- 302492
- Pincode
- 781101
- Post office
- Changsari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,050
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,596
- Households
- 641
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.28333°N, 91.66550°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sipajhar
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Paramananda Rajbongshi
- Block / Mandal
- Kamalpur
- Nearest PHC
- Dutta Eye Treatment Center (4.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- SBI ATM (0.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Changsari (3.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Borka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dispur (Guwahati)17 kmcapital
- Kolkata531 km
- Delhi1449 km
- Hyderabad1680 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChangsari4 km
- Bus stopIIT to PB firststop10 km
- Hospital / PHCDutta Eye Treatment Center4 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
- CollegeBorka Satgaon High School<1 km
- Police stationFancy bazaar police out post13 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Changsari3.7 km
- Health centre
- Dutta Eye Treatment Center4.0 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBI ATMunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Borka
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Borka Puja Khala PranganTemple<1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Borka
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Borka Satgaon High SchoolCollege<1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781101
- PanitamaKamalpur mandal2,522 pop
- BargaonKamalpur mandal2,227 pop
- DarakaharaKamalpur mandal2,164 pop
- BaregaonKamalpur mandal1,912 pop
- Baro Gaon (Bara Gog)Kamalpur mandal1,890 pop
- AthiabaiNorth Guwahati mandal1,789 pop
- BonmajaNorth Guwahati mandal1,714 pop
- SonapurKamalpur mandal1,701 pop
- RaipatKamalpur mandal1,627 pop
Villages near Borka
Other villages in Kamalpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Athagaon
- Bihdia
- Nagaon
- Degunpar
- Khudrapalha
- Dakshin Mandakata
- Pialikhata
- Karara
- Bargaon
- Panitama
- Baruajani
- Natuanacha
- Pubpar Jatia Bhangra
- Barpalaha
- Sajee
- Nanara
- Bargaon
- Salmara
- Kharikat
- Darakahara
- Bamungaon
- Sundarisal
- Loch
- Baihata
- Jalimura
- Patrapur
- Mandakata
- Baregaon
- Chowrakara
- Baro Gaon (Bara Gog)
- Mallibari
- Bathan
- Bardaipakhia
- Sonapur
- Guiya
- Pingeleswar (Pingaleswar)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)