# Amguri Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Amguri

Amguri is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,134 people in 1,478 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 6,134people (2011)
- 1,478households
- 70.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amguri

Of every 100 households in Amguri in 2011, 31 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amguri · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**22%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amguri?

■ Amguri · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**940

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 62.6% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 630 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (25%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 551 (24%) · **■** Marginal 528 (23%)

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 Maynaguri

- Dharmmapur8,353 people
- Jabaramli6,688 people
- Uttar Madhabdanga6,610 people
- Uttar Marichbari6,174 people
- Ulladabri5,722 people
- Baulbari5,711 people
- Jharbaragila5,502 people
- Kumarpara5,336 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amguri?6,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amguri in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amguri?70.2% (Census 2011)