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About Saktipur Village

Saktipur is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,123, made up of 6,741 males and 6,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saktipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742163
Area (hectares) 906.32 hectares
Population 13,123
Male Population 6,741
Female Population 6,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saktipur compares

By the 2011 count Saktipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 906.32 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Saktipur

Saktipur 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 Saktipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saktipur from other places

Saktipur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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 Saktipur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Saktipur

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

Common questions about Saktipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saktipur village had a population of 13,123. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Saktipur village has 6,741 males and 6,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saktipur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Saktipur is 742163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saktipur covers 906.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saktipur falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saktipur is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saktipur.

Saktipur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saktipur is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Beldanga II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Saktipur (under 2 km), Char Mahammadpur (4.6 km) and Mahammadpur (4.6 km).

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

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