Borai is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

Singur Singur is a census town in Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Singur is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and i ...

CD Block in

Chandannagore subdivision Chandannagore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview A major portion of Chandannagore subdivision is part of the Hooghly- Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvia ...

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in the

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Geography

Location

Borai is located at . The area is composed of flat

alluvial Alluvium (, ) 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. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.

Urbanisation

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 7

s. The single municipal corporation is known as Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality,

Bhadreswar Municipality Bhadreswar Municipality is the civic body that governs Bhadreswar and its surrounding areas in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Bhadreswar Municipality was established in 1869. Geography Bhadreswar M ...

and Champdany Municipality. 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. 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).

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes:

Dankuni Dankuni 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). Positioned strategically near Kolkata, it has emerged as an import ...

(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 Ta ...

(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 Tajpur, ...

(CT),

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

(CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (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' m ...

(CT), Krishnapur (CT),

Baruipara Baruipara is a census town in Singur (community development block), 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 ...

(CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT),

Basai Basai Jat is a Jat village in Gurgaon Mandal, Gurgaon district, Gurgaon District, Haryana, India. Basai is 4 km distance from its district main city Gurgaon and 282 km distance from its state main city Chandigarh. It has a population of about ...

(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 m ...

(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, Hooghly, Masat, Jangalpar ...

(CT), Janai (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 devel ...

(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, Purba ...

(CT),

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(CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).

Transport

The nearest railway station,

Baruipara railway station Baruipara railway station is a railway station in Baruipara, a small town on the Howrah–Barddhaman chord line and is located in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is from Howrah and is a part of the Kolkata Su ...

is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...

system. There is 31 Number Private Bus from Jangipara bus stand to

Serampore Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part ...

bus stand via Furfura Sharif, Sehakhala, Banmalipur,

, Borai and Milki Badamtala. It is close to

NH 19 National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India. After renumbering of national highways, Delhi to Agra route is now nationa ...

(old numbering NH 2)/ Durgapur Expressway.Google maps

References

{{Hooghly District Cities and towns in Hooghly district