# Makrar Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Makrar

Makrar is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 463 households**, the 26th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 463households
- 86.5%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makrar

Of every 100 households in Makrar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makrar · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**28%

Tap water ****17%**

**13%

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

**34%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****48%**

**55%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

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 Makrar?

■ Makrar · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**949

Working population ****52.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 79.3% for women. 72% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 343 (31%) · **■** Marginal 323 (29%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Bajitpur2,473 people
- Bishnubati2,374 people
- Madpur2,350 people
- Nachhipur2,307 people
- Malpaharpur2,116 people
- Aknapur2,096 people
- Gauribati2,093 people
- Gure2,080 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makrar?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrar in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makrar?86.5% (Census 2011)