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{{other uses|Saktigarh (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saktigarh
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.21|N|87.96|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 23
| population_total = 8,432
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713149
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 342
| registration_plate = WB 42
| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}}
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'''Saktigarh''' is a [[village]] in [[Burdwan II]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord22={{coord|23|26|7|N|87|36|9|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22=Jamtara| numbered22=R| mark-title22= [[Jamtara, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color22=#C42222
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|17|39|N|87|38|47|E}} | label-pos23=left|label23=Adrahati| numbered23=R| mark-title23= [[Adrahati]] (R)| shape-color23=#C42222
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|34|19|N|87|38|59|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24=Pandu Rajar Dhibi| numbered24=H| mark-title24= [[Pandu Rajar Dhibi]] (H)| shape-color24=#AA6666
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|mark-coord30={{coord|23.5661|87.8404}}| label30=Ajay River| label-color30 = #77A1CB| label-angle30=0| label-pos30=right| label-size30=10| mark-size30=0| mark-title30 =none}}

===Location===
Saktigarh is located at {{Coord|23.21|N|87.96|E|}}

Saktigarh is part of the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district. The area is surrounded by the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]] on the east, the [[Ajay River|Ajay]] on the north-west and the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] on the west and south. Old river channels and small creeks found in the region dry up in the dry season, but the Bardhaman Plains are sometimes subject to heavy floods during the rainy season. The region has recent [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf |title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman |work = Physiography, pages 13-14| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 23 January 2017}}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision lives in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population lives in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 25 January 2019 }}</ref> 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.

===Police station===
There is a police station at Saktigarh.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://purbabardhamanpolice.org/ps |title = Purba Bardhaman District Police |work = Police Station | publisher= West Bengal Police| access-date = 23 September 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Saktigarh had a total population of 8,432, of which 4,252 (50%) were males and 4,180 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 913. The total number of literates in Saktigar was 5,730 (76.21% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 20 February 2017 }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Saktigarh railway station]] is the railway junction of the Howrah-Bardhaman chord and main lines. It is {{convert|83|km}} from [[Howrah Station]] via chord and {{convert|96|km}} via main line. It is {{convert|12|km}} from Bardhaman.<ref>Eastern Railway local time table</ref> It is part of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.

It is located on [[Grand Trunk Road]] and the newly constructed [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] (old numbering NH 2) bypasses the town. There is a regular bus-service between Barsul, Memari, Jamalpur to Bardhaman via Saktigarh. The service is in high demand and many people prefer this route to railways while coming here from Bardhaman.

==Education==
Saktigarh Safdar Hashmi High School, a coeducational institution, is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbbse.org/sburdwan.htm | title = West Bengal Board of Secondary Education | work= Burdwan| publisher = WBBSE |access-date = 29 January 2019}}</ref>It is also affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/Burdwan_school_list.php?page=16& | title = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education| work=Budwan | publisher = WBCHSE |access-date = 29 January 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Sales Counter - Adi Langcha House - AH-1 - Saktigarh 2014-06-29 5588.JPG|thumb|right|A langcha shop in Saktigarh]]
Saktigarh is famous for the sweet ''[[Lyangcha|langcha]]''. There are innumerable shops selling those dark-red sweets along NH 19.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweet spot: why everyone must pause in langcha land on the highway|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/sweet-spot-why-everyone-must-pause-in-langcha-land-on-the-highway/cid/1282738|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GI push for Burdwan’s langcha|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/gi-push-for-burdwans-langcha/cid/1713410|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Purba Bardhaman District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district]]

Saktigarh, Bardhaman - Revision history

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