Basai is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

in the

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. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Location

Basai is located at Rishra (CT),

Bamunari Bamunari is a census town of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Bamunari is located at . Rishra ...

Nawapara Nawapara is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglom ...

Nabagram Colony Nabagram is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Nabagram Colony is located at . ...

Kanaipur Kanaipur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Kanaipur is located at . Rishra (C ...

, Basai and

Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) Raghunathpur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Dankuni and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Raghun ...

form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities –

Rishra Rishra is a city and a municipality in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History The origin of Rishra situat ...

Konnagar Konnagar is a town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal in India. Konnagar has a railway station that connect with Howrah. It is under Uttarpara police station in Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area c ...

and

Uttarpara Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Uttarpara is located at , within 10 k ...

. The area consists of flat

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...

plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.

Urbanisation

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 Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It's the oldest municipality in the state o ...

Konnagar Municipality Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirele ...

Serampore Municipality Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Serampore is the first town i ...

Baidyabati Municipality Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Baidyabati Municipality was established ...

Rishra Municipality Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Rishra municipality was established in 1944. The earliest mention of Rishra is fo ...

and

Dankuni Municipality To the Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Geography Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total populat ...

. 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). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

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).

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M),

Purba Tajpur Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Purba Tajpur is located at Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba T ...

(CT),

Kharsarai Kharsarai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kharsarai is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpu ...

(CT), Begampur (CT),

Chikrand Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chikrand is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...

(CT),

Pairagachha Pairagachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Pairagachha is located at . It has an average elevation of . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapash ...

(CT), Barijhati (CT),

Garalgachha Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' me ...

(CT), Krishnapur (CT),

Baruipara Baruipara is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Baruipara is located at in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The area is composed of flat ...

(CT), Borai (CT),

(CT), Basai (CT),

Gangadharpur Gangadharpur is a census town in the Chanditala I CD Block located in the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gangadharpur is located at . It has an elevation of 14 met ...

(CT),

Manirampur Manirampur is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Manirampur is located at: Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, ...

(CT),

Janai ''Upanayana'' ( sa, उपनयनम्, lit=initiation, translit=Upanāyanam) is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a ''guru'' ...

(CT),

Kapashanria Kapashanria is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kapashanria is located at . It is located in the Chanditall–II community dev ...

(CT),

Jaykrishnapur Jaykrishnapur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Jaykrishnapur is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Pur ...

(CT),

Tisa The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...

(CT), Baksa (CT),

Panchghara Panchghara is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Panchghara is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Hooghly, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur ...

(CT) and

Naiti Naity (Bangla: নৈটী, also written as নৈটি) is a census town in Chanditala II Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naity is in between Janai and Chanditala― two historical vill ...

(CT).

Transport

Konnagar railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line is the nearest railway station.

References

{{Hooghly District Cities and towns in Hooghly district