# Monoharpur Village, Dantan - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Monoharpur

Monoharpur is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,884 people in 674 households**, the 7th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,884people (2011)
- 674households
- 76.8%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Monoharpur

Of every 100 households in Monoharpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Monoharpur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****57%**

**62%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Monoharpur?

■ Monoharpur · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**963

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (12%) · **■** Marginal 934 (81%)

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 Dantan - I

- Kakrajit4,203 people
- Dakshin Arbana3,445 people
- Chak Ismailpur3,403 people
- Menakapur3,244 people
- Raybar Uttar2,814 people
- Bhabanipur2,801 people
- Tarrui2,682 people
- Bara2,579 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Monoharpur?2,884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Monoharpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Monoharpur?76.8% (Census 2011)