# Amchurya Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Amchurya

Amchurya is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 216 households**, the 49th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 216households
- 76.2%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amchurya

Of every 100 households in Amchurya in 2011, 64 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amchurya · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****90%**

**66%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amchurya?

■ Amchurya · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**930

Working population ****36.9%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (14%) · **■** Marginal 193 (48%)

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 Raipur

- Asurgerya Uttar1,128 people
- Magra1,125 people
- Pechhela1,121 people
- Chaka1,095 people
- Lakat1,080 people
- Kuldiha1,065 people
- Mandaldiha1,053 people
- Raspal1,052 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amchurya?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amchurya in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amchurya?76.2% (Census 2011)