# Amreswar Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Amreswar

Amreswar is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,899 people in 575 households**, the 33rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,899people (2011)
- 575households
- 71.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amreswar

Of every 100 households in Amreswar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Amreswar · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**28%

Television ****43%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amreswar?

■ Amreswar · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**962

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 175 (19%) · **■** Marginal 206 (22%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Kashia Danga2,936 people
- Jagulgachhi2,926 people
- Gangapur2,911 people
- Garanbaria2,902 people
- Dakshin Rajapur2,865 people
- Kanjdia2,685 people
- Hariharpur2,653 people
- Durgapur2,650 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amreswar?2,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amreswar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amreswar?71.6% (Census 2011)