# Saktipur Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Saktipur

Saktipur is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **13,123 people in 2,924 households**, the 2nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 13,123people (2011)
- 2,924households
- 67.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saktipur

Of every 100 households in Saktipur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saktipur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**57%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**24%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Saktipur?

■ Saktipur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**968

Working population ****33.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 540 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (18%) · **■** Household industry 242 (5%) · **■** Other work 2,257 (51%) · **■** Marginal 585 (13%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Andul Baria13,929 people
- Kashipur11,967 people
- Rejinagar10,103 people
- Loknathpur9,512 people
- Manikahar8,114 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saktipur?13,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saktipur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saktipur?67.3% (Census 2011)