# Amgechhe, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur – Population

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Amgechhe

Amgechhe is a village in [Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/) 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 **1,676 people in 407 households**, the 31st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 407households
- 88.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amgechhe

Of every 100 households in Amgechhe in 2011, 38 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amgechhe · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Amgechhe?

■ Amgechhe · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**932

Working population ****35.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 82.0% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 276 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (17%) · **■** Household industry 50 (9%) · **■** Other work 55 (9%) · **■** Marginal 103 (18%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Bar Shankar1,827 people
- Maninathpur1,789 people
- Aymabar Barya1,730 people
- Panchuria1,691 people
- Narpada1,600 people
- Chandpur1,392 people
- Gopalsingpur1,346 people
- Tapinda1,346 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amgechhe?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgechhe in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amgechhe?88.1% (Census 2011)