# Bora Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Bora

Bora is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,764 people in 659 households**, the 14th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 2,764people (2011)
- 659households
- 71.8%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bora

Of every 100 households in Bora in 2011, 37 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bora · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****45%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bora?

■ Bora · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**950

Working population ****45.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 66.6% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 192 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (43%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (10%) · **■** Marginal 367 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raina - I

- Narugram3,226 people
- Bandgachha3,070 people
- Meral2,967 people
- Rambati2,872 people
- Baharampur2,646 people
- Anguna2,643 people
- Bujrukdighi2,557 people
- Teandul2,540 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bora?2,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bora in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bora?71.8% (Census 2011)