Basai | |
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Census Town | |
  Basai Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Basai Basai (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°42′13″N88°18′40″E / 22.703482°N 88.311117°E /22.703482; 88.311117 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,772 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Srerampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Uttarpara |
| Website | hooghly |
Basai is acensus town inSreerampur Uttarpara CD Block inSrirampore subdivision ofHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Basai is located at22°42′13″N88°18′40″E / 22.703482°N 88.311117°E /22.703482; 88.311117[1][2]
Rishra (CT),Bamunari,Nawapara,Nabagram Colony,Kanaipur, Basai andRaghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities –Rishra,Konnagar andUttarpara.[1]
The area consists of flatalluvial plains, that form a part of theGangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[3]
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality,Konnagar Municipality,Serampore Municipality,Baidyabati Municipality,Rishra Municipality andDankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map).[4][5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per2011 Census of India Basai (CT) had a total population of 8,772 of which 4,511 (51%) were males and 4,261 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 805. The total number of literates in Basai was 7,038 (88.31% of the population over 6 years).[5]
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).[6]
Konnagar railway station on theHowrah-Bardhaman main line is the nearest railway station.
