# Amtala Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Amtala

Amtala is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 373 households**, the 37th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 373households
- 71.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amtala

Of every 100 households in Amtala in 2011, 31 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amtala · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**33%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Amtala?

■ Amtala · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**964

Working population ****32.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (27%) · **■** Marginal 37 (7%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Bara Maricha1,797 people
- Nagar Singimari1,759 people
- Bara Madhusudan1,757 people
- Gangadhar1,701 people
- Kurshamari Pratham Khanda1,636 people
- Chhota Bengdaki1,586 people
- Dhallarpar1,563 people
- Dewanerkot Jayduar1,506 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amtala?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amtala in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amtala?71.2% (Census 2011)