# Monteswar Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Monteswar

Monteswar is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,331 people in 2,257 households**, the 2nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 9,331people (2011)
- 2,257households
- 80.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Monteswar

Of every 100 households in Monteswar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Monteswar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**58%

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

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**52%

Tap water ****30%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**88%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****45%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Monteswar?

■ Monteswar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**968

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 774 (23%) · **■** Household industry 87 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,589 (47%) · **■** Marginal 669 (20%)

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 Manteswar

- Kusumgram11,707 people
- Raigram7,185 people
- Kulut7,104 people
- Putsuri6,806 people
- Baghasan4,974 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Monteswar?9,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Monteswar in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Monteswar?80.4% (Census 2011)