# Amarpur Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,829 people in 1,188 households**, the 13th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 5,829people (2011)
- 1,188households
- 60.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**57%

Tap water ****32%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**968

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 56.8% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 356 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (21%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 733 (40%) · **■** Marginal 319 (17%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Rampara Faridpur7,768 people
- Nazirpur6,912 people
- Gopalpur6,304 people
- Takipur5,908 people
- Palitpara5,523 people
- Jainagar5,422 people
- Pilkhana5,293 people
- Bachhara5,127 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarpur?5,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?60.1% (Census 2011)