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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Amul

Amul is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,694 people in 637 households**, the 19th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,694people (2011)
- 637households
- 59.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amul

Of every 100 households in Amul in 2011, 35 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amul · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****82%**

**63%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Amul?

■ Amul · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**926

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 55.0% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (8%) · **■** Marginal 253 (26%)

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

- Kurchi3,188 people
- Bhatna Pekua3,102 people
- Akhra3,028 people
- Bara Kulgachhi2,825 people
- Sribati2,656 people
- Kshetpur Palashi2,286 people
- Deasin2,278 people
- Sahapur2,193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amul?2,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amul in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amul?59.3% (Census 2011)