Shaktipur Explained

Saktipur
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal # India3
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	23.864°N 88.1987°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Murshidabad
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	13,123
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Bengali, English
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Area Code Type:	Telephone/STD code
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Baharampur
Blank2 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:	Rejinagar

Saktipur is a village in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated 35km away from district headquarter Baharampur.

Geography

Location

Saktipur is located at 23.864°N 88.1987°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.^{[1] [2]} The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.^[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore.^{[4] [5] [6]} The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.^[7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Saktipur had a total population of 13,123, of which 6,741 (51%) were males and 6,382 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,661. The total number of literate persons in Saktipur was 7,709 (67.26% of the population over 6 years).^[8]

Civic administration

Police station

Saktipur police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Beldanga II CD block.^[9]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Beldanga II CD block are located at Saktipur.^[10]

Healthcare

Saktipur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government facility in Beldanga II CD block.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017 .
2. Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
3. Web site: Murshidabad . Murshidabad district authorities. 12 September 2017.
4. Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba,, 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
5. Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
6. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, .
7. Web site: District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B. District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 2 July 2021.
8. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 August 2017.
9. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 17 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 .
10. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 August 2017.
11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 19 September 2017.