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. 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. Urbanisation. Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in  Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Gram panchayat. Villages and census towns in Janai gram panchayat  are: Jagannathbati and Janai. Demographics. As per 2011 Census of India, Janai had a total population of 12,837 of which 6,423 (50%) were males and 6,414 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,203. The total number of literates in Janai was 10,190 (87.59 % of the population over 6 years). Dankuni Urban Agglomeration. As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT ), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT). Transport. Janai Road railway station is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Education. Janai Training High School Established in Year : 1850 Management : Dept. of Education Coeducation: Co-Educational. Medium of Instruction: Bengali. Healthcare. Janai Baksa Primary Health Centre functions with 10 beds.