# Bora Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bora

Bora is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,952 people in 450 households**, the 13th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,952people (2011)
- 450households
- 52.8%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bora

Of every 100 households in Bora in 2011, 37 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bora · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**973

Working population ****63.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 414 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (13%) · **■** Household industry 99 (8%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 532 (43%)

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 Harirampur

- Musan2,107 people
- Jamuna2,098 people
- Fasiabad2,014 people
- Naradas1,976 people
- Bagbari1,927 people
- Brahmangaon1,898 people
- Shirshi1,868 people
- Pundari1,863 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bora?1,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bora in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bora?52.8% (Census 2011)