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About Moktarpur Village

Moktarpur is one of the larger villages in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,364, made up of 3,273 males and 3,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moktarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moktarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 313.83 hectares
Population 6,364
Male Population 3,273
Female Population 3,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Moktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Moktarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 313.83 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Moktarpur

Moktarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moktarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makrar, Malpaharpur, Manoharpur and Mirzapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Moktarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Moktarpur village had a population of 6,364. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Moktarpur village has 3,273 males and 3,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moktarpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Moktarpur is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moktarpur covers 313.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Moktarpur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Moktarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Moktarpur.

Moktarpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Moktarpur today is likely to be higher.

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