Upar Sankra, Raghunathpur - I, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Upar Sankra


The village Upar Sankra is located in Raghunathpur - I C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Raghunathpur - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Upar Sankra


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

Postal Address:
Upar Sankra,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723133

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Upar Sankra


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

A brief summary of available data for Upar Sankra 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 Upar Sankra


As per available data from the year 2009, 948 persons live in 167 house holds in the village Upar Sankra. There are 466 female individuals and 482 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.16% and males constitute 50.84% of the total population.

There are 419 scheduled castes persons of which 208 are females and 211 are males. Females constitute 49.64% and males constitute 50.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.2% of the total population.

There are 174 scheduled tribes persons of which 90 are females and 84 are males. Females constitute 51.72% and males constitute 48.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 18.35% of the total population.

Population density of Upar Sankra is 534.87 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Upar Sankra


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Total area of Upar Sankra is 177.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 78.24 ha. About 58.14 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.2 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 53.9 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 41.5 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Upar Sankra


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

There is a government primary school in the village Upar Sankra.

There is a government middle school in the village Upar Sankra.

There is a government secondary school in the village Upar Sankra.

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

Colleges in Upar Sankra


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 Raghunathpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Upar Sankra.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Upar Sankra


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purulia, which is 5-10 kms away from Upar Sankra.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Upar Sankra


There is no community health centre in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no primary health centre in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no maternity and child welfare centre in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no TB clinic in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no dispensary in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Upar Sankra.

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Upar Sankra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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