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Sankrail is a

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Sankrail Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of ...

CD Block of

Howrah Sadar subdivision Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...

Howrah district Howrah district (, ) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. The urbanised sectors gradually increase the slum populations. Howrah is the third smallest distric ...

in the

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. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet).

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

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). Sankrail was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. India

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, 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

Munsirhat-Sankrail Road (Sankrail Station Road) is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

* 69

Sankrail railway station The Sankrail railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Sankrail, India in Howrah district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is from Howrah station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a rail ...

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...

* 77

Amta Amta is a census town in Amta I CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Amta is located at . Demographics As per 2011 Census of India Amta had a total population of 16,699 of which ...

Mini Bus

* 24

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Shapoorji Housing Estate *

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( Barafkal)

Train

on Howrah-Kharagpur line serves the locality.

Gallery

File:Large-eyed Durga - Bishalakhi Mandir - Sankrail - Howrah - 2013-08-15 1480.JPG, Bishalakhi Mandir, Sankrail File:Shani Mandir - Jadu Nath Hati Smasana Complex - Sankrail - Howrah - 2013-08-11 1459.JPG, Shani Mandir (Jadu Nath Hati Smasana Complex), Sankrail File:Ramakrishna Mandir - Jadu Nath Hati Smasana Complex - Sankrail - Howrah - 2013-08-11 1426.JPG, Ramakrishna Mandir (Jadu Nath Hati Smasana Complex), Sankrail

References

{{Howrah District Cities and towns in Howrah district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area