# Amgachhi Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Amgachhi

Amgachhi is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 332 households**, the 30th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,574people (2011)
- 332households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amgachhi

Of every 100 households in Amgachhi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amgachhi · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**70%

Tap water ****32%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****33%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Amgachhi?

■ Amgachhi · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**985

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (25%) · **■** Household industry 149 (25%) · **■** Other work 130 (21%) · **■** Marginal 154 (25%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Mangaljan1,774 people
- Santoshpur1,708 people
- Bahadinagar1,647 people
- Bagpara1,641 people
- Bagha1,485 people
- Sakhalipara1,311 people
- Panchanpara1,267 people
- Simla1,192 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amgachhi?1,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgachhi in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amgachhi?62.7% (Census 2011)