# Amchhata Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Amchhata

Amchhata is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 75 households**, the 188th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 298people (2011)
- 75households
- 55.2%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amchhata

Of every 100 households in Amchhata in 2011, 92 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amchhata · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Amchhata?

■ Amchhata · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**970

Working population ****41.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 46.8% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 55 (44%) · **■** Marginal 56 (45%)

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 - II

- Shyamchakpalasi303 people
- Sujanchak301 people
- Mantageria300 people
- Chakpuran299 people
- Penyachak298 people
- Chakabdula295 people
- Sanjharia294 people
- Bargani292 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amchhata?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amchhata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amchhata?55.2% (Census 2011)