# Amdahi Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Amdahi

Amdahi is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 244 households**, the 31st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,138people (2011)
- 244households
- 64.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amdahi

Of every 100 households in Amdahi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amdahi · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**50%

Use banking services ****15%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Amdahi?

■ Amdahi · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**917

Working population ****45.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 392 (76%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Baragaria1,241 people
- Madhaiganj1,194 people
- Amlauka1,184 people
- Banshgara1,173 people
- Kalikapur1,103 people
- Hetedoba1,092 people
- Paranganj1,044 people
- Jabuna978 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amdahi?1,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amdahi in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amdahi?64.1% (Census 2011)