Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur

Sankrail
Village
Sankrail
Sankrail

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°12′08.6″N 87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E / 22.202389; 87.136056Coordinates: 22°12′08.6″N 87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E / 22.202389; 87.136056
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Population (2011)
 • Total 491
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code 03221
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Gopiballavpur
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Sankrail is a village, with a police station, in Sankrail CD Block in Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sankrail had a total population of 491 of which 238 (48%) were males and 253 (52%) were females. Population below 6 years was 33. The total number of literates in Sankrail was 324 (65.99% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Sankrail police station has jurisdiction over Sankrail CD Block.[2] [3]

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.[4][5][6][7]

References

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


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