Sankarpur, Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankarpur


The village Sankarpur is located in Raiganj C.D.Block of Dinajpur Uttar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Raiganj Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Sankarpur


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sankarpur,
Dinajpur Uttar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733157

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankarpur


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

A brief summary of available data for Sankarpur 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 Sankarpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 955 persons live in 211 house holds in the village Sankarpur. There are 477 female individuals and 478 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.95% and males constitute 50.05% of the total population.

There are 163 scheduled castes persons of which 80 are females and 83 are males. Females constitute 49.08% and males constitute 50.92% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.07% of the total population.

Population density of Sankarpur is 1356.15 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankarpur


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Total area of Sankarpur is 70.42 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 68.25 ha. About 45.73 ha is un-irrigated area. About 22.52 ha is irrigated area. About 8.21 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 14.31 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 0.07 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.1 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Sankarpur


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

There is a government primary school in the village Sankarpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Sankarpur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sankarpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bahin, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

Colleges in Sankarpur


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 Raiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Raiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankarpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnojora, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankarpur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Karnojora, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sankarpur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sankarpur.

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

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

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

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

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

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