# Amarpur Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 463 households**, the 31st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,921people (2011)
- 463households
- 69.7%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**81%

Use banking services ****79%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****43.5%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (12%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 574 (69%)

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 Galsi - I

- Sujapur2,036 people
- Kalyanpur2,016 people
- Loapur1,987 people
- Randiha1,953 people
- Garibbati1,881 people
- Potna1,873 people
- Kutruki1,805 people
- Bagabanpur1,666 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarpur?1,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?69.7% (Census 2011)