# Amsol Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amsol

Amsol is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 299 households**, the 37th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,309people (2011)
- 299households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amsol

Of every 100 households in Amsol in 2011, 48 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amsol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**74%

Tap water ****30%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amsol?

■ Amsol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**998

Working population ****40.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (20%) · **■** Marginal 228 (44%)

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

- Kadra1,396 people
- Khandi Band1,373 people
- Uriyashai1,345 people
- Shakha Bai1,327 people
- Paturia1,295 people
- Barakurya1,286 people
- Kadamdiha1,272 people
- Ghoshkira1,259 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 Amsol?1,309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amsol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amsol?74.8% (Census 2011)