Borkona, Betasing
Borkona is a village located in the Betasing Subdivision of South West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Betasing block. It belongs to Tura parliament constituency and Ampathi assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Borkona is 487 out of which 237 are males and rest 250 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1055 females per 1000 males. There are around 40 teenagers in Borkona. It has literacy rate of 47% which means around 230 persons can read and write. Total 17 people belonging to scheduled caste and 448 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 102 households in Borkona, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 292. The pincode of Borkona is 794115 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Ampati Sub Post office
- Betsing Branch Post office
- Katuli Branch Post office
- Bandelkona Branch Post office
- Kalaichar Branch Post office
Schools
Borkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Silvermist School
- Garudachal Shishu Vatika School
- Borkona Lower Primary School
- Borkona Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Upper Primary School
Hospitals
Borkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Watregre Sub-Center
- Kumligaon Sub-Center
- Godalgre Sub-Center
- Ampati Community Health Center
- Murchapani Sub-Center
Banks
Borkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.