# Bora Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bora

Bora is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 98 households**, the 87th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 461people (2011)
- 98households
- 72.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bora

Of every 100 households in Bora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bora · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**940

Working population ****58.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (27%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 129 (48%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Bhakta Pat475 people
- Bagha Gerya471 people
- Tentulia469 people
- Agarbani467 people
- Pancha Rukhi457 people
- Deuli446 people
- Kala Baria445 people
- Mahuli443 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bora?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bora?72.4% (Census 2011)