# Makrampur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Makrampur

Makrampur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,810 people in 355 households**, the 41st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,810people (2011)
- 355households
- 82.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makrampur

Of every 100 households in Makrampur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Makrampur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**18%

Tap water ****26%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**73%

Use banking services ****18%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Makrampur?

■ Makrampur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**79.3%

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

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**969

Working population ****33.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.5% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (31%) · **■** Marginal 259 (43%)

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 Sonarpur

- Hogalkuria1,993 people
- Rampur1,951 people
- Kheadaha1,930 people
- Hasanpur1,873 people
- Garal1,747 people
- Kantipota1,718 people
- Nabhasan1,712 people
- Metiari1,674 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makrampur?1,810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrampur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makrampur?82.9% (Census 2011)