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About Shaktihar Village

Shaktihar is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 705 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaktihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaktihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732150
Area (hectares) 111.32 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 705
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaktihar compares

By the 2011 count Shaktihar is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 111.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shaktihar

Shaktihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shaktihar as Available within 5 - 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 Saluka, Sanjib, Sankola and Serbabar Balarampur. 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.

Common questions about Shaktihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaktihar village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Shaktihar village has 705 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaktihar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shaktihar is 732150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaktihar covers 111.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaktihar falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaktihar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shaktihar.

Shaktihar is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah 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.

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

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