# Amritpur Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amritpur

Amritpur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 235 households**, the 63rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 235households
- 68.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amritpur

Of every 100 households in Amritpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amritpur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

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 Amritpur?

■ Amritpur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**960

Working population ****30.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

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 Keshpur

- Nutan Bajar1,305 people
- Pakurya1,289 people
- Kapash Tikri1,280 people
- Kota1,272 people
- Kapastikri1,261 people
- Gopinathpur1,239 people
- Dhan Dangra1,217 people
- Gopal Bandh1,213 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amritpur?1,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amritpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amritpur?68.8% (Census 2011)