Borai | |
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Census Town | |
  Borai Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Borai Borai (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°46′17″N88°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 | 03212 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Singur |
| Website | hooghly |
Borai is acensus town inSingur CD Block inChandannagore subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Borai is located at22°46′17″N88°15′09″E / 22.7715°N 88.2524°E /22.7715; 88.2524.[1]
The area is composed of flatalluvial plains that form a part of theGangetic Delta.[2]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural whereas, the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7census towns. The single municipal corporation is known as Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities areTarakeswar Municipality,Bhadreswar Municipality andChampdany Municipality.[3] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, the 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.
As per2011 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]
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes:Dankuni (M),Purba Tajpur (CT),Kharsarai (CT),Begampur (CT),Chikrand (CT),Pairagachha (CT),Barijhati (CT),Garalgachha (CT),Krishnapur (CT),Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT),Nawapara (CT),Basai (CT),Gangadharpur (CT),Manirampur (CT),Janai (CT),Kapashanria (CT),Jaykrishnapur (CT),Tisa (CT),Baksa (CT),Panchghara (CT) andNaiti (CT).[5]
The nearest railway station,Baruipara railway station is 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Howrah on theHowrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.[6] There is31 Number Private Bus fromJangipara bus stand toSerampore bus stand viaFurfura Sharif,Sehakhala,Banmalipur,Gangadharpur,Baruipara, Borai and Milki Badamtala.
It is close toNH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/Durgapur Expressway.[7]
