Borio, Sahibganj Explained

Borio
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:25.0349°N 87.5932°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sahibganj
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.24
Population Total:6964
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Borio (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:816120
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06436
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Borio

Borio is a census town in the Borio CD block in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Borio is located at 25.0349°N 87.5932°W.

Borio has an area of .[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Borio had a total population of 6,964, of which 3,612 (52%) were males and 3,352 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,174. The total number of literate persons in Borio was 3,903 (67.41% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Sahibganj, Borio covered an area of 0.24 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 281 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 3 dispensaries, 3 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 TB hospital/ clinic, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Sahebganj 20 km away, 1 non-formal education centre (Sarba Sikhsha Abhiyan). It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 agricultural credit society.[3]

Civic administration

Police station

Borio police station serves Borio CD block.[4] [5]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Borio CD block is at Borio village.[6]

Education

Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established at Borio.[7]

Rajkikrit High School is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1953. It has facilities for education from class IX to class XII.[8]

Project KN Girls High School Borio is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.[9]

Madrasa Nurul Hoda Borio is an Urdu-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 5 December 2020.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook Sahibganj, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 896-902. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 23 November 2020.
  4. Web site: District Police Profile - Sahibganj. Jharkhand Police. 27 November 2020. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124041957/https://jhpolice.gov.in/sahibganj. dead.
  5. Web site: Police . Government of Jharkhand . 27 November 2020.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B. Map of Sahibganj on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 27 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Our Affiliated Colleges . Sido Kanhu Murmu University . 27 November 2020.
  8. Web site: +2 Rajkikrit HS Borio . Schools.org.in . 27 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Project KN Girls HS Borio . Schools.org.in . 27 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Madrasa Nurul Hoda, Borio . Schools.org.in . 27 November 2020.