Shankara, Purulia
Shankara | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
Shankara Location in West Bengal, India Shankara Shankara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°28′57″N 86°31′33″E / 23.4824°N 86.5258°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.3831 km2 (2.0784 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,171 |
| • Density | 2,075.2/km2 (5,374.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 723155 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03251 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Para |
| Website | purulia |
Shankara (also spelled Shankra, Sankra) is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.