About Saktipur Village

Saktipur is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 924 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, 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	Bharatpur I
Pincode	742140
Area (hectares)	159.65 hectares
Population	1,766
Male Population	924
Female Population	842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saktipur compares

By the 2011 count Saktipur is the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 159.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Saktipur

Saktipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saktipur as Available within village. 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. 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	Bharatpur I	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 Bharatpur I 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 Saktipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saktipur village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Saktipur village has 924 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saktipur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Saktipur is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saktipur covers 159.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saktipur falls under Bharatpur I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Bharatpur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.