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About Moktarpur Village

Moktarpur is a mid sized village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 834 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 253.2 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 834
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Moktarpur is the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 253.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Moktarpur

Moktarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moktarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makhal Tala, Mallik Kati, Mather Dighi and Maukhali Kumarkhali. 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 1,617. That makes it the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Moktarpur village has 834 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moktarpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Moktarpur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moktarpur covers 253.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moktarpur falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Moktarpur.

Moktarpur is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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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