# Borai Village, Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Borai

Borai is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,980 people in 865 households**, the 4th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 3,980people (2011)
- 865households
- 86.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Borai

Of every 100 households in Borai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Borai · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**19%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Borai?

■ Borai · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**946

Working population ****34.7%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 79.4% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 419 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (16%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (20%) · **■** Marginal 444 (32%)

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 Mohanpur

- Mohanpur6,049 people
- Tanuya5,352 people
- Sautia4,097 people
- Gomunda2,959 people
- Rajnagar2,885 people
- Nilda2,786 people
- Keot Khalisa2,696 people

[All 103 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Borai?3,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Mohanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Borai?86.2% (Census 2011)