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°ECoordinates: 22°12′08.6″N 87°08′09.8″E / 22.202389°N 87.136056°E
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.