# Amir Chak Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Amir Chak

Amir Chak is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 280 households**, the 70th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 280households
- 93.4%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amir Chak

Of every 100 households in Amir Chak in 2011, 69 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amir Chak · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amir Chak?

■ Amir Chak · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**942

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 88.8% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 149 (38%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Kolaghat

- Khadinan1,371 people
- Purbba Saoraberya1,293 people
- Betberya1,249 people
- Kulia1,217 people
- Nankar Banka Dangar1,193 people
- Padima Chak1,160 people
- Kaji Chak1,159 people
- Payag1,152 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amir Chak?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amir Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amir Chak?93.4% (Census 2011)