# Amarda Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amarda

Amarda is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 200 households**, the 27th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 869people (2011)
- 200households
- 75.4%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarda

Of every 100 households in Amarda in 2011, 59 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amarda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amarda?

■ Amarda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**953

Working population ****59.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 392 (75%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Ukta951 people
- Bhathan Dia927 people
- Upar Panija904 people
- Madna Sol894 people
- Kancha Amrasol856 people
- Jalbeti851 people
- Kar Bania848 people
- Tikaitpur786 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarda?869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amarda?75.4% (Census 2011)