According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of the Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 Census Towns..
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Baktarnagar had a total population of 5,112 of which 2,643 were males and 2,469 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 610. The total number of literate persons in Baktarnagar was 3,221.
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According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration 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, Jemari, Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Baktarnagar covered an area of. 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. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had was 1 public library.
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.
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.
