Geographic Location of Shankchura

The village Shankchura is located in Basirhat - I C.D.Block of 24 Paraganas North District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Basirhat - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Shankchura

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shankchura,
24 Paraganas North,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 743429

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shankchura

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A brief summary of available data for Shankchura is given below:

Social Structure of Shankchura

As per available data from the year 2009, 2548 persons live in 596 house holds in the village Shankchura. There are 1244 female individuals and 1304 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.82% and males constitute 51.18% of the total population.

There are 263 scheduled castes persons of which 122 are females and 141 are males. Females constitute 46.39% and males constitute 53.61% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.32% of the total population.

There are 18 scheduled tribes persons of which 8 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 44.44% and males constitute 55.56% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.71% of the total population.

Population density of Shankchura is 1226.12 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shankchura

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Total area of Shankchura is 207.81 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 138.47 ha. About 40 ha is un-irrigated area. About 98.47 ha is irrigated area. About 18.47 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 70 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 68.32 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shankchura

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Shankchura.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Shankchura.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Soladana, which is less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Taki, which is less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Taki, which is less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

Colleges in Shankchura

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Taki, which is less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bera Champa, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankchura.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kharagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankchura.

Other Educational Facilities in Shankchura

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Shankchura or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Shankchura or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Shankchura or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Shankchura

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Shankchura.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Shankchura.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Shankchura or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shankchura.

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