Satkul

Satkul Satkui
Village
Satkul Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Satkul Satkul (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°22′29.3″N 87°20′30.5″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,559
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kharagpur
Website	paschimmedinipur.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

8km
5miles

Kangsabati River

Satyapur

H

Raj Ballabh

H

Loyada

H

Jalchak

H

Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar

H

Chak Bajit

H

IIT, Kharagpur

F

Kharagpur

M

Hijli

R

Satkul

R

Salua

R

Pingla

R

Maligram

R

Madpur

R

Gangaram Chak

R

Debra

R

Changual

R

Kharagpur
Railway Settlement

CT

Kalaikunda

CT

Balichak

CT

  

Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Satkul is located at 22°22′29.3″N 87°20′30.5″E.

Area overview

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

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

CD block HQ

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

Transport

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

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
4. "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 10 November 2016.