# Amrapalan Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Amrapalan

Amrapalan is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 59 households**, the 87th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 252people (2011)
- 59households
- 71.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amrapalan

Of every 100 households in Amrapalan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amrapalan · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**70%

Use banking services ****22%**

**56%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Amrapalan?

■ Amrapalan · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**966

Working population ****42.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 62.1% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 41 (38%)

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 Suri - I

- Mahubona271 people
- Itekola270 people
- Dolgobindapur266 people
- Barihat254 people
- Uttar Raypur239 people
- Shirsha231 people
- Murulia Chak227 people
- Sidhuli223 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amrapalan?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amrapalan in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amrapalan?71.2% (Census 2011)