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About Bortola Village

Bortola is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 68 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bortola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bortola village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 122
Male Population 68
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bortola compares

By the 2011 count Bortola is the 184th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bortola

Bortola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bortola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bollonggiri B, Bollonggiri I, Bollonggiri Ii and Bonbanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bortola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bortola village had a population of 122. That makes it the 184th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Bortola village has 68 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bortola has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bortola is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bortola falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Bortola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bortola.

Bortola is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bortola today is likely to be higher.

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