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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amurya

Amurya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 123 households**, the 230th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 511people (2011)
- 123households
- 82.3%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amurya

Of every 100 households in Amurya in 2011, 86 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amurya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**56%

Tap water ****57%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Amurya?

■ Amurya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**960

Working population ****31.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (23%) · **■** Marginal 54 (33%)

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

- Jorakeundi519 people
- Dhamsai516 people
- Sirajpur515 people
- Ranga Dighi514 people
- Bhimpur510 people
- Rupnarayanpur506 people
- Birambar Paikan505 people
- Chhoto Baruj504 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amurya?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amurya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amurya?82.3% (Census 2011)