Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Satkul

Satkul is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,599 people in 723 households, the 5th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 3,599 people (2011)
- 723 households
- 77.3% literacy
- 966 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satkul

Of every 100 households in Satkul in 2011, 67 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Satkul · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 58%
- Toilet within the home 31% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 66%
- Tap water 1% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 83%
- Use banking services 32% 46%
- Television 14% 28%
- Mobile phone 33% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 34% 15%
- Own their home 96% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Satkul?

■ Satkul · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1064 971
- Working population 31.3% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 72.2% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 78 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 620 (55%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 364 (32%) · ■ Marginal 57 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - I
- Barkola 5,476 people
- Salua 4,430 people
- Amba 3,900 people
- Rupnarayanpur 3,652 people
- Sadatpur 3,272 people
- Mirpur 3,098 people
- Arjuni 3,033 people
- Gopali 2,951 people

All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Satkul? 3,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satkul in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satkul? 77.3% (Census 2011)

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