Sankrail

Sankrail সাঁকরাইল
Census Town
Sankrail Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
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

File:Sankrail Railway Station 20020400.jpg

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 . 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).

Sankrail was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.

As of 2001 India census, 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