# Moktarpur Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Moktarpur

Moktarpur is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,881 people in 1,249 households**, the 12th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 5,881people (2011)
- 1,249households
- 68.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Moktarpur

Of every 100 households in Moktarpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Moktarpur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**33%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

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 Moktarpur?

■ Moktarpur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**972

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 608 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 449 (24%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Other work 188 (10%) · **■** Marginal 574 (30%)

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 Berhampore

- Tarakpur7,584 people
- Sahajadpur7,299 people
- Janmahammadpur6,679 people
- Dadpur6,300 people
- Daulatabad5,761 people
- Naoda Panur5,743 people
- Rajdharpara5,687 people
- Nidhi Nagar Sarsabad5,667 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Moktarpur?5,881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moktarpur in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Moktarpur?68.9% (Census 2011)