# Amjharia Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Amjharia

Amjharia is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 58 households**, the 65th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 271people (2011)
- 58households
- 36.0%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amjharia

Of every 100 households in Amjharia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amjharia · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**14%

Use banking services ****52%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**86%

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 Amjharia?

■ Amjharia · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**936

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 26.8% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 74 (80%) · **■** Marginal 18 (20%)

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 Salanpur

- Srirampur505 people
- Dhanudi417 people
- Keshardi396 people
- Sadhna343 people
- Dhaminberia261 people
- Kankurkunda229 people
- Mohanpur181 people
- Sarkuri25 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amjharia?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amjharia in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amjharia?36.0% (Census 2011)