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Satyapur
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Satyapur is located in India
Satyapur
Satyapur
Satyapur (India)
Coordinates: 22°28′11″N 87°34′18″E / 22.469611°N 87.571606°E / 22.469611; 87.571606
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,091
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721156
Telephone/STD code03222
Lok Sabha constituencyGhatal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDebra
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Satyapur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Satyapur is located at 22°28′11″N 87°34′18″E / 22.469611°N 87.571606°E / 22.469611; 87.571606.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Satyapur had a total population of 3,091, of which 1,553 (50%) were males and 1,538 (50%) were females. There were 319 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Satyapur was 2252 (81.24% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.*For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion

Satyapur picture gallery[edit | edit source]

The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

There is a primary health centre at Satyapur (PO Marhtala) (with 6 beds),[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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