About Shakati Village

Shakati is a large village in Jalpaiguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,497, made up of 1,761 males and 1,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakati village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Jalpaiguri
Pincode	735133
Area (hectares)	567.98 hectares
Population	3,497
Male Population	1,761
Female Population	1,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakati compares

By the 2011 count Shakati is the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 9,349 residents. Its 567.98 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shakati

Shakati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shakati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandanpur, Paharpur, Patkata and Rarmmadeb. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shakati

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakati village had a population of 3,497. That makes it the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 9,349 residents.

Shakati village has 1,761 males and 1,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakati has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shakati is 735133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakati covers 567.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakati falls under Jalpaiguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shakati notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Shakati.

Shakati is in Jalpaiguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.