# Amarkhana Village, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Amarkhana

Amarkhana is a village in Jalpaiguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 120 households**, the 23rd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 514people (2011)
- 120households
- 74.5%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarkhana

Of every 100 households in Amarkhana in 2011, 18 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amarkhana · ■ Jalpaiguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**22%

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

**32%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Amarkhana?

■ Amarkhana · ■ Jalpaiguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**959

Working population ****63.6%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (30%) · **■** Marginal 133 (41%)

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 Jalpaiguri

- Araji Garalbari1,782 people
- Kathua1,293 people
- Singimari Dwitiya Khanda960 people
- Berubarinagar762 people
- Maria Kamala Pukhari511 people
- Rarmmadeb395 people
- Dharmmadeb366 people
- Araji Amarkhana262 people

[All 28 villages in Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/jalpaiguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarkhana?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarkhana in?Jalpaiguri district (Jalpaiguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarkhana?74.5% (Census 2011)