# Amgaon Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Amgaon

Amgaon is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 235 households**, the 84th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 919people (2011)
- 235households
- 82.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amgaon

Of every 100 households in Amgaon in 2011, 46 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amgaon · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**70%

Tap water ****13%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Amgaon?

■ Amgaon · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**936

Working population ****43.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 72.6% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (15%) · **■** Household industry 56 (14%) · **■** Other work 49 (12%) · **■** Marginal 159 (40%)

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 Gangarampur

- Dafarpur997 people
- Narail983 people
- Ranipur949 people
- Khozapur937 people
- Tousi918 people
- Bhadra914 people
- Tetrail912 people
- Akchha905 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amgaon?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgaon in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amgaon?82.9% (Census 2011)