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About Sankrail Village

Sankrail is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 238 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankrail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 116.11 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 238
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankrail compares

By the 2011 count Sankrail is the 83rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 116.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sankrail

Sankrail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankrail as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankrail from other places

Sankrail lies about 80 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sankrail, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sankrail
Nearest town Sānkrāil under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sankrail 2.0 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 80 km

Villages closest to Sankrail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sankrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankrail village had a population of 491. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Sankrail village has 238 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankrail has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sankrail is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankrail covers 116.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankrail falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sankrail is Sankrail, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankrail.

Sankrail is about 80 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankrail is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sānkrāil is about under 2 km away. Sankrail is about 2.0 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrishnapur (5.4 km), Dhagari (6.6 km) and Bakra (8.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sankrail today is likely to be higher.

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