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About Saikuli Village

Saikuli is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 550 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saikuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742104
Area (hectares) 235.4 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 550
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saikuli compares

By the 2011 count Saikuli is the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 235.4 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Saikuli

Saikuli 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 Saikuli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Ransagar, Rosnaiganj, Sabjikatra and Sadeksarai. 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 Saikuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikuli village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Saikuli village has 550 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikuli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Saikuli is 742104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saikuli covers 235.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saikuli falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Saikuli notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Saikuli is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Saikuli today is likely to be higher.

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