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 / 23.4824; 86.5258
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Area
 • Total
5.3831 km2 (2.0784 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
11,171
 • Density2,075.2/km2 (5,374.7/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723155
Telephone/STD code03251
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPara
Websitepurulia.gov.in

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.