# Saktigar Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Saktigar

Saktigar is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,432 people in 1,946 households**, the 1st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 8,432people (2011)
- 1,946households
- 76.2%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saktigar

Of every 100 households in Saktigar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saktigar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**41%

Tap water ****15%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**68%

Use banking services ****55%**

**63%

Television ****46%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****72%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saktigar?

■ Saktigar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**980

Working population ****39.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (18%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,692 (51%) · **■** Marginal 652 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burdwan - II

- Hatgobindapur5,823 people
- Barshul5,483 people
- Bamchandaipur4,607 people
- Samanti4,535 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saktigar?8,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saktigar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saktigar?76.2% (Census 2011)