Sankrail, Jhargram

Sankrail
Village
Sankrail Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Sankrail Sankrail (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°12′08.6″N87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E / 22.202389; 87.136056 Coordinates: 22°12′08.6″N87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E / 22.202389; 87.136056
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jhargram
Population  (2011)
• Total	491
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03221
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gopiballavpur
Website	jhargram.gov.in

Sankrail is a village in the Sankrail CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sankrail is located at 22°12′08.6″N87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E / 22.202389; 87.136056 .

Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram district, shown in the map alongside, is composed of hills, mounds and rolling lands. It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate. The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height. The remainder of the country is an almost level plain broken only by the sand hills.” ^[1] 3.48% of the population lives in urban areas and 96.52% lives in the rural areas. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes. ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sankrail had a total population of 491 of which 238 (48%) were males and 253 (52%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 33. The total number of literate persons in Sankrail was 324 (65.99% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Civic administration

Police station

Sankrail police station has jurisdiction over Sankrail CD block. ^{[4] [5]}

Sankrail police station was stormed by a group of Maoists in October 2009. While Atindranath Dutta, the officer-in-charge, was abducted, held captive for a few days and subsequently released in exchange for the release of tribal women held by the police, two police personnel were killed. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". pages 4-5. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "District at a Glance". Paschim Medinipur District Police. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. "Sankrail O-C will be back on job soon". The Indian Express. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
7. "Maoists kidnap OC, injure ASI in a police station near Lalgarh". Indian Express. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
8. "Maoists free abducted police officer in Bengal". The Times of India, 22 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
9. "How this decrepit Bengal thana was a sitting duck for Maoists". The Indian Express. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2016.