title: Satkul
text: # Satkul
  
  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
  
  ### Location
  
  Satkul is located at 22°22′29.3″N 87°20′30.5″E﻿ / ﻿22.374806°N 87.341806°E﻿ / 22.374806; 87.341806.
  
  ### 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. With a density of population of 787 per $km^2nearly$ 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.
  
  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).
  
  .* 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.
  
  ## Transport
  
  NH 14 connecting Morgram (in Murshidabad district) and Kharagpur (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Satkul.
  
  