Borio, Sahibganj
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.Borio has an area of.
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.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 were males and 3,352 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,174. The total number of literate persons in Borio was 3,903.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. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 agricultural credit society.Civic administration
Police station
Borio police station serves Borio CD block.CD block HQ
Headquarters of Borio CD block is at Borio village.Education
Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University, was established at Borio.Rajkikrit High School is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1953. It has facilities for education from class IX to class XII.
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.
Madrasa Nurul Hoda Borio is an Urdu-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.