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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Baktarnagar
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.598307|N|87.144583|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 = [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.2169
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 5,112
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713347
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0341
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Asansol]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Dakshin]]
| website = {{URL|paschimbardhaman.co.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Baktarnagar''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Raniganj (community development block)|Raniganj]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Asansol Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Baktarnagar is located at {{coord|23.598307|N|87.144583|E|}}

[[Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)]], [[Belebathan]], [[Murgathaul]], [[Amkula]], [[Egara, Paschim Bardhaman|Egara]], [[Sahebganj, Paschim Bardhaman|Sahebganj]], [[Raghunathchak]] and [[Ballavpur]] form a cluster of census towns on the western and southern side of [[Raniganj]]. [[Banshra]] and Baktarnagar are adjacent to Raniganj on the eastern side.<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 = Map of Raniganj CD Block, page 215| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 31 August 2018}}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of the Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan |work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 4 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2015, the municipal areas of [[Kulti]], [[Raniganj]] and [[Jamuria]] were included within the jurisdiction of [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=2015notification>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | title = The Kolkata Gazette | work = Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015 | publisher = Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 4 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) [[Census Town]]s.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Baktarnagar had a total population of 5,112 of which 2,643 (52%) were males and 2,469 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 610. The total number of literate persons in Baktarnagar was 3,221 (71.55% 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 | accessdate = 27 August 2018 }}</ref>

<small>*For language details see [[Raniganj (community development block)#Language and religion]]</small>

According to the 2011 census, the [[urban agglomeration]] (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of [[Kulti]], [[Jamuria]], and [[Raniganj]] subsequently incorporated into the [[Asansol Municipal Corporation]], the agglomeration included the [[census towns]] of [[Amkula]], Baktarnagar, [[Ballavpur]], [[Bhanowara]], [[Domohani]], [[Egara, Paschim Bardhaman|Egara]], [[Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)]], [[Majiara]], [[Murgathaul]], [[Raghunathchak]], [[Sahebganj, Paschim Bardhaman|Sahebganj]] and [[Topsi]], and also [[Charanpur]], an outgrowth of Jamuria.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title = Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above| work= Provisional Population Total, Census of India 2011| publisher = Government of India |accessdate = 27 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=2015notification/>

==Infrastructure==


According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman'', Baktarnagar covered an area of {{cvt|4.2169|km2}}. Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tapwater from treated source. It had 315 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had was 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at [[Raniganj]] 4 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had was 1 public library.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209 | publisher = Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal |accessdate = 14 May 2020}}</ref>

==Economy==
As per the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the [[Satgram Area]] in 2018 are: Chapui Khas Colliery, JK Nagar Project, Jemehari Colliery, Kalidaspur Project, Kuardi Colliery, Nimcha Colliery, Pure Searsole Colliery, Ratibati Colliery, Satgram Project and Satgram Incline.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel/sripur.pdf | title = Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers | work =Sripur Area | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited | accessdate = 31 August 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
Baktarnagar has a station in the [[Bardhaman-Asansol section]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/barddhaman-asansol-memu-63509/14847/2/7 |title = 63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | accessdate = 31 August 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
Baktarnagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1983. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a 1 computer, a library with 500 books and a playground.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19093001002/baktarnagar-high-school.html | title = Baktarnagar High School | publisher = Schools.org.in|accessdate = 6 June 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Paschim Bardhaman District}}

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

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