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About Saktali Village

Saktali is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 427 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.89 hectares hectares.

Saktali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saktali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 537.89 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 427
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saktali compares

By the 2011 count Saktali is the 76th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 537.89 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Saktali

Saktali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saktali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saktali from other places

Saktali lies about 42 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, 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 Saktali
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 6.6 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 18 km
District headquarters Dhar 42 km

Villages closest to Saktali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnawar 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 Saktali

As per the Census of India 2011, Saktali village had a population of 840. That makes it the 76th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Saktali village has 427 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saktali has about 967 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 982.

Saktali covers 537.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saktali falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saktali is Barnagar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saktali.

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

Saktali is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 6.6 km away. Badnāwar is about 6.6 km away. Barnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamakhedi (2.2 km), Manglya (2.6 km) and Batwadiya Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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