Shaktipur

Saktipur is a village in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.

[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.

[8] Saktipur police station has jurisdiction over a part of the saktitpur CD block.

[10] Saktipur Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is a major government facility in Beldanga II CD block.

Divisions of West Bengal