Borai, Hooghly

Borai
Census Town
Borai
Location in West Bengal, India
Borai
Borai (India)
Coordinates: 22°46′17″N 88°15′09″E / 22.7715°N 88.2524°E / 22.7715; 88.2524Coordinates: 22°46′17″N 88°15′09″E / 22.7715°N 88.2524°E / 22.7715; 88.2524
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,522
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 03214
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Singur
Website hooghly.gov.in

Borai is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Borai is located at 22°46′17″N 88°15′09″E / 22.7715°N 88.2524°E / 22.7715; 88.2524.[1]

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[2]

Urbanisation

In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[3]Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[4]The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Borai had a total population of 6,522 of which 3,321 (51%) were males and 3,201 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 570. The total number of literates in Borai was 5,010 (84.17% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

Borai is on National Highway 19 (locally known as Durgapur Expressway).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Singur CD Block, page 599. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Google maps
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