Sankrail is an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Sankrail police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Andul Mouri. Argari

Argari

Argari is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics:...

, Dhuilya

Dhuilya

Dhuilya is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Dhuilya is located at -Demographics:...

, Andul

Andul

Andul is a census town in Sankrail block under sadar sub-division in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a local hub of commercial and industrial activity within and around Sankrail block.-History:...

, Ramchandrapur, Podara

Podara

Podara is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Podrah is located at -Demographics:...

, Panchpara

Panchpara

Panchpara is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Panchpara is located at -Demographics:...

, Hatgachha

Hatgachha

Hatgachha is a census town in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Hatgachha is located at -Demographics: India census, Hatgachha had a population of 5560. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hatgachha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than...

, Jhorhat

Jhorhat

Jhorhat is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Jhorhat had a population of 16,123. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%...

, Banupur

Banupur

Banupur is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Banupur had a population of 11,645. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%...

, Sankrail

Sankrail

Sankrail is a census town 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 .-Demographics:...

, Manikpur, Nalpur, Raghudebbati

Raghudebbati

Raghudebbati is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raghudebbati is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metres .-Demographics:...

 and Sarenga

Sarenga

Sarenga is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sarenga is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

 are urban areas in this block.

Geography

Andul Mouri (post office) is located at 22.58599°N 88.23668°E

Sankrail community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 36.64  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Sankrail block/panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

 are: Andul, Banupur I, Banupur II, Dakshin Sankrail, Dhulagari, Duila, Jorhat, Kandua, Manikpur, Mashila, Nalpur, Panchpara, Raghudebbati, Sankrail, Sarenga and Thanamakua.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Sankrail block had a total population of 290,877, out of which 152,985 were males and 137,892 were females. Sankrail block registered a population growth of 19.46 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Howrah district was 12.76 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Scheduled castes at 81,840 formed around one-fourth the population. Scheduled tribes numbered 4,237.

Literacy

As per 2001 census, Sankrail block had a total literacy of 75.78 per cent for the 6+ age group. While male literacy was 81.38 per cent female literacy was 69.53 per cent. Howrah district had a total literacy of 77.01 per cent, male literacy being 83.22 per cent and female literacy being 70.11 per cent.