It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate.

The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height.

South Bengal State Transport Corporation operates one bus from Durgapur to Kultikri Via Bankura, Raipur, Silda, Jhargram & one bus from Kolkata to Rohini Via Santragachi, Uluberia, Bagnan, Kolaghat, Debra, Kharagpur.

South Bengal State Transport Corporation Sankrail Anil Biswas Smriti Mahavidyalaya was established in 2007 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.

It offers arts courses with honours in English, Bengali, Sanskrit, Santali, history and political science.