# Moktarpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Moktarpur

Moktarpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,715 people in 433 households**, the 39th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,715people (2011)
- 433households
- 74.4%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Moktarpur

Of every 100 households in Moktarpur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moktarpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****47%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****74%**

**94%

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 · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**948

Working population ****48.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 68.6% for women. 69% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (14%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 511 (61%) · **■** Marginal 74 (9%)

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 Balagarh

- Aschitpur1,929 people
- Baga1,893 people
- Paigachhi1,830 people
- Karinya1,817 people
- Demar Gachha1,702 people
- Beleswar1,678 people
- Sabek Char Krishnabati1,639 people
- Ahmadpur1,608 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Moktarpur?1,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moktarpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Moktarpur?74.4% (Census 2011)