# Amra Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Amra

Amra is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,700 people in 868 households**, the 8th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,700people (2011)
- 868households
- 73.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amra

Of every 100 households in Amra in 2011, 60 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Amra · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**68%

Use banking services ****35%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Amra?

■ Amra · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**980

Working population ****38.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 567 (40%) · **■** Marginal 481 (34%)

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 - II

- Bamchandaipur4,607 people
- Samanti4,535 people
- Putunda4,409 people
- Ichhlabad3,984 people
- Palsit3,578 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Balgana3,141 people
- Palasi3,081 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amra?3,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amra in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amra?73.8% (Census 2011)