# Istaranpur Village, Mathurapur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Istaranpur

Istaranpur is a village in Mathurapur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 378 households**, the 25th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 378households
- 69.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Istaranpur

Of every 100 households in Istaranpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Istaranpur · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**27%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Istaranpur?

■ Istaranpur · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**949

Working population ****31.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (47%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 121 (20%) · **■** Marginal 36 (6%)

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 Mathurapur - II

- Kailaspur3,532 people
- Madhusudan Chak2,603 people
- Naranpur2,327 people
- Narendrapur1,868 people
- Jagannath Chak1,717 people
- Madpur632 people

[All 27 villages in Mathurapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Istaranpur?1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Istaranpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Istaranpur?69.3% (Census 2011)