Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Amjhara

Amjhara is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 6,179 people in 1,277 households, the 18th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 6,179 people (2011)
- 1,277 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 944 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amjhara

Of every 100 households in Amjhara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amjhara · ■ Basanti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 7%
- Toilet within the home 40% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 56% 57%
- Tap water 8% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 20% 18%
- Television 6% 8%
- Mobile phone 21% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 61% 46%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amjhara?

■ Amjhara · ■ Basanti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 971
- Working population 37.2% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 51.8% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 345 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 534 (23%) · ■ Household industry 27 (1%) · ■ Other work 407 (18%) · ■ Marginal 986 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Basanti
- Lebukhali 6,973 people
- Hiranmoypur 6,562 people
- Bharatgar 6,413 people
- Uttar Sonakhali 6,202 people
- Khari Machan 5,704 people
- Birinchi Bari 5,652 people
- Narayantala 5,416 people
- Dakshin Mokamberia 5,160 people

All 66 villages in Basanti

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Amjhara? 6,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amjhara in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amjhara? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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