Janai, Hooghly
Janai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Janai had a total population of 12,837 of which 6,423 were males and 6,414 were females. Population below 6 years was 1,203. The total number of literates in Janai was 10,190.Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni, Purba Tajpur, Kharsarai, Begampur, Chikrand, Pairagachha, Barijhati, Garalgachha, Krishnapur, Baruipara, Borai, Nawapara, Basai, Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Janai, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Tisa, Baksa, Panchghara and Naiti.Education
Janai Training High SchoolEstablished in Year : 1850
Management : Dept. of Education
Coeducation: Co-Educational.
Medium of Instruction: Bengali.
Bhaduri Mahasaya, revered as Maharishi Nagendranath Bhaduri, once guided young minds as headmaster of Janai Training High School. Bhaduri Mahasaya was also known as "The Levitating Saint" due to accounts of his levitation during intense pranayama practices, as described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi.
Geography
Location
Janai is located at.Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.