Shara Shanka, Dantan - I

Shara Shanka is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Salikotha Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Shara Shanka is 730 out of which 377 are males and rest 353 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 936 females per 1000 males. There are around 89 teenagers in Shara Shanka. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 386 persons can read and write. Total 274 people belonging to scheduled caste and 78 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 174 households in Shara Shanka, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 271. The pincode of Shara Shanka is 721426 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantan Sub Post office
• Kotepada Branch Post office
• Lalitapur Branch Post office
• Paragana Branch Post office
• Bamanda Branch Post office

Schools

Shara Shanka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sorrong Madhusudan Vidyapith High School Upry.
• Dantan High School(High School) U. Primary
• Dantan Bhagabat Charan High School Upry.
• Datan B. G. H.School U. Primary
• Kotepada High School (High School)

Hospitals

Shara Shanka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bhabanipur Sub-Center
• Kontai Sub-Center
• Kuhura Sub-Center
• Panitunia Sub-Center
• Krishnapur Sub-Center

Banks

Shara Shanka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Dantan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Dantan