# Amba Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Amba

Amba is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,633 people in 350 households**, the 37th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,633people (2011)
- 350households
- 71.8%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amba

Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 33 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amba · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**56%

Tap water ****61%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

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 Amba?

■ Amba · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**960

Working population ****37.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 63.2% for women. 67% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (55%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 86 (14%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Kalna1,759 people
- Khantikar1,757 people
- Sagrai1,755 people
- Kumirkola1,731 people
- Napara1,613 people
- Kule1,579 people
- Alipur1,546 people
- Kapshit1,524 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amba?1,633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amba in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amba?71.8% (Census 2011)