# Makhalpur, Dhaniakhali, Hugli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Makhalpur

Makhalpur is a village in [Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/) sub-district of [Hugli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,545 people in 372 households**, the 70th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,545people (2011)
- 372households
- 80.6%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhalpur

Of every 100 households in Makhalpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Makhalpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Makhalpur?

■ Makhalpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**962

Working population ****50.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 75.1% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (16%) · **■** Household industry 74 (9%) · **■** Other work 175 (22%) · **■** Marginal 265 (34%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Deora1,555 people
- Sarampara1,547 people
- Gotpur1,546 people
- Mahamaya1,546 people
- Bahadurpur1,522 people
- Kanajuli1,508 people
- Talbona1,499 people
- Kamalpur1,488 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Other places named Makhalpur

- Makhalpur · Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli · 1,722 people
- Makhalpur · Village, Basudebpur, Bhadrak · 1,029 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhalpur?1,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhalpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makhalpur?80.6% (Census 2011)