Boro, Purulia

Boro
বোরো
Village
Boro
Boro

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°55′38.6″N 86°35′31.2″E / 22.927389°N 86.592000°E / 22.927389; 86.592000Coordinates: 22°55′38.6″N 86°35′31.2″E / 22.927389°N 86.592000°E / 22.927389; 86.592000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,565
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 723131 (Boro)
Telephone/STD code 03253
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bandwan
Website purulia.gov.in

Boro is a village, with a police station, in Manbazar II CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Boro had a total population of 1,565 of which 785 (50%) were males and 780 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 182. The total number of literates in Boro was 937 (67.75% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Boro police station has jurisdiction over Manbazar II CD Block. The area covered is 295.28 km2 and the population covered is 97,154.[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Manbazar II CD Block are located at Boro. The District Census Handbook shows, in its map, Bargorya as headquarters of Manbazar II CD Block, but the website of Manabazar II Block Development Officer mentions Boro as headquarters of the block. We are taking the latter information.[4][5]

Transport

SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Boro.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Boro PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Puruliya" (PDF). Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manbazar II Development Block". BDO, Manbazar II. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


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