Sankrail

Sankrail সাঁকরাইল
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 (2001)
• Total	25,590
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 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 of 2001 India census,^[2] 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

Bus lines without Numbers

• Sankrail Station - New Town
• Sankrail Station - Nayabad([[Garia}]])

CTC Bus

• C30 Rajabazar - Sankrail

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sankrail
2. "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.