Shankchura, Basirhat - I
Shankchura is a village located in the Basirhat - I Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Basirhat-I block and comes under Sankchura Begundi Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Shankchura is 2.8 thousands out of which 1.4 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 954 females per 1000 males. There are around 240 teenagers in Shankchura. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 288 people belonging to scheduled caste and 20 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 652 households in Shankchura, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Shankchura is 743429 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Taki Sub Post office
- Taki Market Sub Post office
- Dakshin Bagundi Branch Post office
- Paschim Madhyampur Branch Post office
- Kishor Nagar Jalalpur Branch Post office
Schools
Shankchura has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tokipur Rajlakshmi High School (High School)
- Taki S.L. Girls' High School
- Taki Bhabanath High School (High School)
- Kodalia Aminia High Madrasah (High School)
- Taki S.L. Girls' Junior Basic School
Hospitals
Shankchura has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kodalia Sub-Center
- Soladona Sub-Center
- Taki Main Centre Sub-Center
- Taki Referral Hospital Community Health Center
- Sankarpur Sub-Center
Banks
Shankchura has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.