About Saktigar Village

Saktigar is one of the larger villages in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,432, made up of 4,252 males and 4,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saktigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saktigar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan II
Pincode	713149
Area (hectares)	238.16 hectares
Population	8,432
Male Population	4,252
Female Population	4,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Saktigar compares

By the 2011 count Saktigar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 238.16 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Saktigar

Saktigar 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 Saktigar 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 Saktigar from other places

Saktigar lies about 13 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saktigarh, about under 2 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 Saktigar
Nearest railway station	Saktigarh	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan II	13 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	13 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	13 km

Villages closest to Saktigar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan II 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.

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Common questions about Saktigar

As per the Census of India 2011, Saktigar village had a population of 8,432. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Saktigar village has 4,252 males and 4,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saktigar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Saktigar is 713149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saktigar covers 238.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saktigar falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saktigar is Saktigarh, about under 2 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 Saktigar.

Saktigar is about 13 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saktigar is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about under 2 km away. Burdwan II is about 13 km away. Barddhaman is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.