# Amhata Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amhata

Amhata is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 38 households**, the 170th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 187people (2011)
- 38households
- 77.0%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amhata

Of every 100 households in Amhata in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amhata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Amhata?

■ Amhata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**955

Working population ****34.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (66%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (12%)

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 Keshiary

- Murabani203 people
- Tildihi199 people
- Ghola194 people
- Bari189 people
- Manushmurya187 people
- Bhelampur183 people
- Palsita180 people
- Pathar Huri180 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amhata?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amhata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amhata?77.0% (Census 2011)