Sanka | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.7561°N 88.2411°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1,265 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Sanka is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
Sanka is located at 22.7561°N 88.2411°W. Chanditala police station serves this Village.
Villages and census towns in Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.[2]
As per 2011 Census of India, Sanka had a total population of 1,265 of which 618 (49%) were males and 647 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 93. The total number of literates in Sanka was 968 (82.59% of the population over 6 years).[3]
The nearest railway station, Baruipara railway station, is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[4]