# Amba Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amba

Amba is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,900 people in 826 households**, the 3rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 3,900people (2011)
- 826households
- 69.3%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amba

Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 38 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amba · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**66%

Tap water ****13%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**83%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Amba?

■ Amba · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**971

Working population ****31.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (20%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 698 (57%) · **■** Marginal 232 (19%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Barkola5,476 people
- Salua4,430 people
- Rupnarayanpur3,652 people
- Satkul3,599 people
- Sadatpur3,272 people
- Mirpur3,098 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amba?3,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amba in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amba?69.3% (Census 2011)