# Amgechhya Village, Nandigram - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Amgechhya

Amgechhya is a village in Nandigram - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,333 people in 1,047 households**, the 9th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 5,333people (2011)
- 1,047households
- 86.3%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amgechhya

Of every 100 households in Amgechhya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amgechhya · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**86%

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

**11%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Amgechhya?

■ Amgechhya · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**922

Working population ****30.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 80.9% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (19%) · **■** Household industry 131 (8%) · **■** Other work 361 (22%) · **■** Marginal 769 (47%)

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 Nandigram - I

- Gokul Nagar7,213 people
- Mahammadpur6,322 people
- Daudpur6,132 people
- Sona Chura5,736 people
- Gangra4,719 people
- Haripur4,400 people
- Gar Chakra Berya4,274 people
- Naynan4,227 people

[All 98 villages in Nandigram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amgechhya?5,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgechhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amgechhya?86.3% (Census 2011)