# Moktarpur Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Moktarpur

Moktarpur is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 415 households**, the 31st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 415households
- 64.7%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Moktarpur

Of every 100 households in Moktarpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Moktarpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Moktarpur?

■ Moktarpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**979

Working population ****39.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 55.4% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (46%) · **■** Household industry 90 (12%) · **■** Other work 226 (30%) · **■** Marginal 59 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kalna - I

- Kalna2,038 people
- Shikarpur1,997 people
- Bijra1,953 people
- Basatpur1,903 people
- Bhatra1,846 people
- Chaugharia1,836 people
- Bhabanipur1,819 people
- Uplati1,814 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Moktarpur?1,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moktarpur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Moktarpur?64.7% (Census 2011)