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About Sakatpur Village

Sakatpur is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 276 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.94 hectares hectares.

Sakatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakatpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 396.94 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 276
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakatpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakatpur is the 80th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 396.94 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sakatpur

Sakatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sakatpur from other places

Sakatpur lies about 22 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 28 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 Sakatpur
District headquarters Raisen 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 25 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 28 km

Villages closest to Sakatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakatpur village had a population of 501. That makes it the 80th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sakatpur village has 276 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakatpur has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Sakatpur covers 396.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakatpur falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakatpur is Vidisha, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Sakatpur.

Sakatpur is about 22 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakatpur is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Raisen is about 22 km away. Gairatganj is about 25 km away. Vidisha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belna Mahalpur (1.9 km), Hinotiya Mahalpur (2.6 km) and Pathari (2.7 km).

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

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