About Moktarpur Village

Moktarpur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,739, made up of 5,040 males and 4,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742302
Area (hectares)	581.36 hectares
Population	9,739
Male Population	5,040
Female Population	4,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Moktarpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 581.36 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Moktarpur

Moktarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Moktarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khemrajpur, Lochanpur, Maheswarpuri and Melanpur. 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.

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Common questions about Moktarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Moktarpur village had a population of 9,739. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Moktarpur village has 5,040 males and 4,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moktarpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Moktarpur is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moktarpur covers 581.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Moktarpur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Moktarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Moktarpur.

Moktarpur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad 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.