Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman
# Amlauka

Amlauka is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,184 people in 232 households, the 29th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 1,184 people (2011)
- 232 households
- 75.6% literacy
- 865 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amlauka

Of every 100 households in Amlauka in 2011, 86 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amlauka · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 65%
- Toilet within the home 35% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 58%
- Tap water 46% 32%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 39% 50%
- Use banking services 60% 48%
- Television 57% 41%
- Mobile phone 59% 48%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 31% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 16%
- Own their home 100% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amlauka?

■ Amlauka · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 865 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1110 917
- Working population 37.6% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (4%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 139 (31%) · ■ Marginal 212 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Faridpur Durgapur
- Pratappur 1,644 people
- Banshia 1,607 people
- Baragaria 1,241 people
- Madhaiganj 1,194 people
- Banshgara 1,173 people
- Amdahi 1,138 people
- Kalikapur 1,103 people
- Hetedoba 1,092 people

All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Amlauka? 1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amlauka in? Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amlauka? 75.6% (Census 2011)

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