# Amritapur Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Amritapur

Amritapur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 247 households**, the 58th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 992people (2011)
- 247households
- 78.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amritapur

Of every 100 households in Amritapur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amritapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

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

**70%

Tap water ****57%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**25%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Amritapur?

■ Amritapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**951

Working population ****52.4%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 71.1% for women. 69% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 198 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (27%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 174 (33%)

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 Kumarganj

- Kanura1,029 people
- Uchat1,007 people
- Palashi998 people
- Shyamnagar993 people
- Subarnasahid968 people
- Kakoti963 people
- Biprabhag952 people
- Katakol943 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amritapur?992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amritapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amritapur?78.6% (Census 2011)