# Amdan, Panskura, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Amdan

Amdan is a village in [Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,324 people in 591 households**, the 27th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,324people (2011)
- 591households
- 83.4%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amdan

Of every 100 households in Amdan in 2011, 25 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amdan · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amdan?

■ Amdan · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**949

Working population ****43.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.0% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 232 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (15%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (11%) · **■** Marginal 510 (50%)

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 Panskura

- Mahishdol2,439 people
- Kalagechhe2,385 people
- Purushottampur2,371 people
- Purbba Pitpur2,355 people
- Maguri Jagannath Chak2,288 people
- Simulhanda2,282 people
- Kalidan2,244 people
- Raybandh2,226 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amdan?2,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amdan in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amdan?83.4% (Census 2011)