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Satkul

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Satkul
Satkui
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,559
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyMedinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKharagpur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Satkul (also referred to as Satkui) is a village, in the Kharagpur I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

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

Demographics

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As per 2011 Census of India Satkul had a total population of 3,559 of which 1,831 (51%) were males and 1,768 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 578. The total number of literates in Satkul was 2,336 (64.91% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.* For language details see Kharagpur I#Language and religion

Civic administration

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CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Kharagpur I CD block are located at Satkul.[4]

Transport

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NH 14 connecting Morgram (in Murshidabad district) and Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Satkul.[5]

References

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