# Amarpur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 285 households**, the 87th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,156people (2011)
- 285households
- 86.5%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

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

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**86%

Use banking services ****81%**

**56%

Television ****63%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**942

Working population ****36.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 82.9% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 179 (42%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Bhushali1,198 people
- Patul1,186 people
- Kadipara1,169 people
- Samsara1,165 people
- Kalora1,156 people
- Kharari1,143 people
- Sekendarpur1,142 people
- Musar1,117 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarpur?1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?86.5% (Census 2011)