# Mostafapur Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Mostafapur

Mostafapur is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,670 people in 1,345 households**, the 14th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,670people (2011)
- 1,345households
- 66.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mostafapur

Of every 100 households in Mostafapur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mostafapur · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****12%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Mostafapur?

■ Mostafapur · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**950

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 63% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 313 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 835 (44%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 475 (25%) · **■** Marginal 271 (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 Khanakul - II

- Palashpai6,450 people
- Routkhana6,114 people
- Balpai5,856 people
- Kaknan5,833 people
- Marakhana5,526 people
- Hirapur5,486 people
- Dhanyaghari5,482 people
- Ramchandrapur5,299 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mostafapur?5,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mostafapur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mostafapur?66.3% (Census 2011)