Sankair, Tapan, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankair


The village Sankair is located in Tapan C.D.Block of Dinajpur Dakshin District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Tapan Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sankair


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

Postal Address:
Sankair,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733127

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankair


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sankair is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sankair


As per available data from the year 2009, 945 persons live in 231 house holds in the village Sankair. There are 455 female individuals and 490 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the total population.

There are 402 scheduled castes persons of which 193 are females and 209 are males. Females constitute 48.01% and males constitute 51.99% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 42.54% of the total population.

There are 235 scheduled tribes persons of which 116 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 49.36% and males constitute 50.64% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 24.87% of the total population.

Population density of Sankair is 451.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankair


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Total area of Sankair is 209.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 165.34 ha. About 125.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated area. About 25 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 30 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sankair


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Sankair.

There is a government primary school in the village Sankair.

There is a government middle school in the village Sankair.

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

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

Colleges in Sankair


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 Balurghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Sankair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Sankair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankair


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Daralhat, which is less than 5 kms away from Sankair.

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankair


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sankair.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Sankair or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sankair.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Sankair.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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