Country India District Paschim Medinipur Telephone/STD code 03221 Population 491 (2011) | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram Area code 03221 | |
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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.
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Map of Sankrail, West Bengal
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).
Police station
Sankrail police station has jurisdiction over Sankrail CD Block.
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.