# Amaru Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Amaru

Amaru is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 114 households**, the 60th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 647people (2011)
- 114households
- 58.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amaru

Of every 100 households in Amaru in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amaru · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Amaru?

■ Amaru · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**939

Working population ****54.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 43.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (25%) · **■** Marginal 219 (62%)

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 Balarampur

- Bhurudih748 people
- Atebela702 people
- Harjora699 people
- Burudih651 people
- Rugri627 people
- Berada622 people
- Sirkabad609 people
- Kayradia598 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amaru?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaru in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amaru?58.1% (Census 2011)