About Borai Village

Borai is a large village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,980, made up of 2,030 males and 1,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Mohanpur
Pincode	721457
Area (hectares)	490.08 hectares
Population	3,980
Male Population	2,030
Female Population	1,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Borai compares

By the 2011 count Borai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 490.08 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Borai

Borai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Borai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borai from other places

Borai lies about 86 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Digha, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Borai
Nearest railway station	Digha	16 km
Nearest town	Jaleshwar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohanpur	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	86 km

Villages closest to Borai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Borai

As per the Census of India 2011, Borai village had a population of 3,980. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Borai village has 2,030 males and 1,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borai has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Borai is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borai covers 490.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Borai falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Borai is Digha, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Borai.

Borai is about 86 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borai is in Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Digha is about 16 km away. Jaleshwar is about 21 km away. Mohanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.