# Amar Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Amar

Amar is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,376 people in 790 households**, the 13th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 3,376people (2011)
- 790households
- 72.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amar

Of every 100 households in Amar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**74%

Use banking services ****91%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Amar?

■ Amar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**981

Working population ****41.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (21%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 471 (33%) · **■** Marginal 442 (31%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Nala3,816 people
- Isufabad3,792 people
- Baghar3,395 people
- Saraitikar3,383 people
- Neragohalia3,183 people
- Jamar2,909 people
- Kaligram2,855 people
- Bhandardihi2,824 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amar?3,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amar?72.8% (Census 2011)