Sankrail (community development block)
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Sankrail সাঁকরাইল |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Sankrail
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| Coordinates: 22°35′10″N 88°14′12″E / 22.58611°N 88.23667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Parliamentary constituency | Howrah |
| Assembly constituency | Sankrail, Howrah Dakshin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.15 sq mi (36.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 343,933 |
| • Density | 24,000/sq mi (9,400/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 711313 (Sankrail) 711309 (Delta Mill) 711302 (Andul Mouri) |
| Area code(s) | 033 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-11, WB-12, WB-13, WB-14 |
| Literacy Rate | 83.11 per cent |
| Website | http://howrah.gov.in/; http://sankrail.com |
Sankrail is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Andul Mouri (post office) is located at 22°35′10″N 88°14′12″E / 22.58599°N 88.23668°E
Sankrail CD Block is bounded by Domjur and Bally Jagachha CD Blocks in the north, Kolkata, across the Hooghly, and Budge Budge I and Budge Budge II CD Blocks, in South 24 Parganas district, also across the Hooghly, in the east and south, and Uluberia I and Panchla CD Blocks in the west.
It is located 10 km from Howrah, the district headquarters.
Sankrail CD Block has an area of 36.64 km2. Sankrail police station serves this CD Block. Sankrail panchayat samity has 16 gram panchayats. The block has 23 inhabited villages. Headquarters of this block is at Andul Mouri.
Howrah district is located on the west bank of the Hooghly. The Rupnarayan flows on the west and south of the district and the Damodar intersects it. The district consists of a flat alluvial plain.
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