# Moktarpur Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Moktarpur

Moktarpur is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,364 people in 1,448 households**, the 4th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 6,364people (2011)
- 1,448households
- 86.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Moktarpur

Of every 100 households in Moktarpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Moktarpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**28%

Tap water ****11%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**34%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**55%

Television ****48%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Moktarpur?

■ Moktarpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**949

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.4% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 403 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (11%) · **■** Household industry 77 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,119 (42%) · **■** Marginal 786 (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

- Chanpadanga12,518 people
- Purba Ramnagar7,759 people
- Astara6,590 people
- Baligari5,845 people
- Talpur5,389 people
- Bhanjipur4,433 people
- Santoshpur4,063 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Moktarpur?6,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moktarpur in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Moktarpur?86.3% (Census 2011)