# Amra Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Amra

Amra is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,038 people in 1,430 households**, the 8th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 6,038people (2011)
- 1,430households
- 78.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amra

Of every 100 households in Amra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amra · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**65%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Amra?

■ Amra · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**982

Working population ****41.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 825 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,046 (42%)

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

- Ruppur6,866 people
- Shura6,384 people
- Nabagram6,298 people
- Kalera6,236 people
- Selimabad5,491 people
- Balarampur5,490 people
- Abujhati4,611 people
- Masagram4,310 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amra?6,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amra in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amra?78.4% (Census 2011)