# Amra Village, Jhalda - II, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Amra

Amra is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 106 households**, the 85th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 556people (2011)
- 106households
- 47.0%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amra

Of every 100 households in Amra in 2011, 55 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amra · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****99%**

**30%

Television ****19%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

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 Amra?

■ Amra · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**973

Working population ****56.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 33.8% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (7%) · **■** Household industry 158 (51%) · **■** Other work 31 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Khairi594 people
- Bagda586 people
- Dulmi586 people
- Bingdaru582 people
- Chutukpiri539 people
- Kasdihi533 people
- Chhota Metyala517 people
- Kanthali505 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amra?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amra in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amra?47.0% (Census 2011)