# Amdanga Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Amdanga

Amdanga is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 321 households**, the 36th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 321households
- 64.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amdanga

Of every 100 households in Amdanga in 2011, 45 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Amdanga · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**49%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**89%

Use banking services ****27%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

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 Amdanga?

■ Amdanga · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**926

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 57.8% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (21%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 180 (40%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Katwa - II

- Nandigram1,624 people
- Jagadanandapur1,580 people
- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people
- Postgram1,375 people
- Mejhiari1,290 people
- Makhaltor1,236 people
- Nutangram1,200 people
- Paikpara1,104 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amdanga?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amdanga in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amdanga?64.7% (Census 2011)