# Amgachhi Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Amgachhi

Amgachhi is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,179 people in 2,244 households**, the 1st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 10,179people (2011)
- 2,244households
- 84.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amgachhi

Of every 100 households in Amgachhi in 2011, 54 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amgachhi · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**44%

Tap water ****75%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Amgachhi?

■ Amgachhi · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (9%) · **■** Household industry 77 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,885 (59%) · **■** Marginal 903 (28%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Rashkhali9,399 people
- Dakshin Gouripur9,064 people
- Bagi7,235 people
- Andharmanik6,676 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amgachhi?10,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amgachhi?84.7% (Census 2011)