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About Shaktal Village

Shaktal is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 800 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaktal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaktal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 214.78 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 800
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shaktal compares

By the 2011 count Shaktal is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 214.78 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shaktal

Shaktal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaktal as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranipura, Rashidabad, Salalpur and Saldaha. 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 Shaktal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaktal village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Shaktal village has 800 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaktal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Shaktal is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaktal covers 214.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaktal falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shaktal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shaktal.

Shaktal is in Harischandrapur 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 Shaktal today is likely to be higher.

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