# Makhaltor Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Makhaltor

Makhaltor is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 311 households**, the 38th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 311households
- 71.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhaltor

Of every 100 households in Makhaltor in 2011, 68 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Makhaltor · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**49%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**63%

Television ****40%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Makhaltor?

■ Makhaltor · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**926

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 157 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (14%) · **■** Other work 193 (40%) · **■** Marginal 66 (14%)

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 Katwa - II

- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people
- Postgram1,375 people
- Amdanga1,371 people
- Mejhiari1,290 people
- Nutangram1,200 people
- Paikpara1,104 people
- Suagachhi1,084 people
- Islampur1,013 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhaltor?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhaltor in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makhaltor?71.0% (Census 2011)