# Paschim Amarpur Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Paschim Amarpur

Paschim Amarpur is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 250 households**, the 55th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 250households
- 87.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Amarpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paschim Amarpur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**40%

Television ****72%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Paschim Amarpur?

■ Paschim Amarpur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**922

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 80.6% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (24%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 114 (30%) · **■** Marginal 38 (10%)

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 Goghat - II

- Bhagabanpur1,149 people
- Bahagal1,135 people
- Kokandi1,112 people
- Durgapur1,111 people
- Subir Chak1,079 people
- Laskarpukur1,059 people
- Kantagarya1,049 people
- Jharia947 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Amarpur?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Amarpur in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Amarpur?87.5% (Census 2011)