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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sankari
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| other_name = Basudebpur
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
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| government_type = West Bengal gov.
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4,776
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713424
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| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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'''Sankari''' is a village in [[Khandaghosh (community development block)|Khandaghosh]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision]] of the [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in [[West Bengal]], India.

==Geography==
There are four ''paras'' ([[neighbourhood]]s) in the village. There are five big and some small ponds. Sankari used to be called Basudebpur; its current name reflects the village's temple of Sankari goddess. Khudkuri is a neighbouring village. It is 15 km away from [[Burdwan]].

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Shankrai had a total population of 4,776 of which 2,436 (51%) were males and 2,340 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 500. The total number of literates in Shankrai was 3,228 (75.49% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 20 March 2017 }}</ref>

==Education==
Sankrai Primary School, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbbse.org/sburdwan.htm | title = West Bengal Board of Secondary Education | work= Burdwan| publisher = WBBSE |accessdate = 29 January 2019}}</ref> It is also affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/Burdwan_school_list.php?page=16& | title = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education| work=Budwan | publisher = WBCHSE |accessdate = 29 January 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at Khudkuri, PO Sankrai (with 4 beds), located nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 29 January 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Purba Bardhaman District}}
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[[Category:Villages in Purba Bardhaman district]]

Sankari, West Bengal - Revision history

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