# Amtona Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Amtona

Amtona is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 546 households**, the 35th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,394people (2011)
- 546households
- 78.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amtona

Of every 100 households in Amtona in 2011, 51 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amtona · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amtona?

■ Amtona · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**969

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 231 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (24%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 140 (18%) · **■** Marginal 188 (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 Basirhat - II

- Jagatpur2,572 people
- Maynali2,511 people
- Dhopa Baria2,499 people
- Raharhati2,447 people
- Chaita2,390 people
- Joypur Gopmahal2,334 people
- Uttar Debipur2,089 people
- Dugbaria2,074 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amtona?2,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amtona in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amtona?78.2% (Census 2011)