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About Shaktigarh Village

Shaktigarh is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 690 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.5 hectares hectares.

Shaktigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaktigarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 626.5 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 690
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaktigarh compares

By the 2011 count Shaktigarh is the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 626.5 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Shaktigarh

Shaktigarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaktigarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaktigarh from other places

Shaktigarh lies about 42 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shaktigarh
Nearest town Sārni 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 19 km
District headquarters Betul 42 km

Villages closest to Shaktigarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shaktigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaktigarh village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Shaktigarh village has 690 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaktigarh has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Shaktigarh covers 626.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaktigarh falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaktigarh is Ghoradongri, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shaktigarh.

Shaktigarh is about 42 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaktigarh is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 9.7 km away. Ghoradongri is about 18 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhi Gram (under 2 km), Gopalpur (3.0 km) and Bhanpur (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shaktigarh today is likely to be higher.

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