# Amarpur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,898 people in 450 households**, the 58th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,898people (2011)
- 450households
- 74.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**52%

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

**46%

Tap water ****48%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

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

**6%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****19%**

**65%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**982

Working population ****40.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 67.7% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (13%) · **■** Marginal 246 (32%)

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 Jamalpur

- Mayna2,000 people
- Basantapur1,918 people
- Gureghar1,910 people
- Sonar Garia1,906 people
- Dattapara1,869 people
- Chak Dighi1,833 people
- Muidipur1,832 people
- Radhaballabbati1,820 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarpur?1,898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?74.4% (Census 2011)