Sankrail

Sankrail সাঁকরাইল
Census Town
Sankrail Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°ECoordinates: 22°34′N 88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,114
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

The Sankrail railway station in 2002.

Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Sankrail is located at 22°34′N 88°14′E / 22.57°N 88.24°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sankrail had a total population of 29,114 of which 14,919 (51%) were males and 14,195 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,328. The total number of literates in Sankrail was 21,192 (82.18% of the population over 6 years).^[2]

Sankrail was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.^[3]

As of 2001 India census,^[4] Sankrail had a population of 25,590. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sankrail has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 59%. In Sankrail, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age..

Transport

Private Bus

• 69 Howrah Station – Sankrail via Shibpur, Danesh Sheikh Lane, Bakultala, Nairgunge, Rajgunge, Chapatala
• 77 Amta – Sankrail

Bus lines without Numbers

• Sankrail Station – New Town via Chapatala, Bakultala, Danesh Shekh Lane, Rabindra Sadan, Park Circus, Science City, Sector 5, Narkelbagan
• Sankrail Station – Nayabad (Garia) via Dhulagarh, Alampur, Santragachi, Rabindra Sadan, Esplanade, Moulali, Sealdah, Beliaghata, Science City, Ruby Hospital, Garia Station

CTC Bus

• C30 Rajabazar – Sankrail

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sankrail
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.