# Makhalpur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Makhalpur

Makhalpur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,722 people in 388 households**, the 46th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,722people (2011)
- 388households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhalpur

Of every 100 households in Makhalpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Makhalpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**50%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****73%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Makhalpur?

■ Makhalpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****47.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 65% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (29%) · **■** Other work 176 (21%) · **■** Marginal 369 (45%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Popai1,846 people
- Sankarbati1,831 people
- Kagnan1,783 people
- Khein1,769 people
- Gunpala1,718 people
- Ghatampur1,717 people
- Banshdarun1,705 people
- Mirkhila1,694 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhalpur?1,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhalpur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makhalpur?73.0% (Census 2011)