# Amkandla Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amkandla

Amkandla is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 69 households**, the 94th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 411people (2011)
- 69households
- 81.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amkandla

Of every 100 households in Amkandla in 2011, 70 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amkandla · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****55%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****87%**

**42%

Television ****44%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Amkandla?

■ Amkandla · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**998

Working population ****44.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 121 (67%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Topha438 people
- Borojam436 people
- Phulshashan427 people
- Malidanga415 people
- Bhaturbandi398 people
- Biharisol390 people
- Bhandarber384 people
- Kumari383 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amkandla?411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amkandla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amkandla?81.5% (Census 2011)