# Amalia Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Amalia

Amalia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,121 people in 558 households**, the 21st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 3,121people (2011)
- 558households
- 36.1%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amalia

Of every 100 households in Amalia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**33%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Amalia?

■ Amalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**958

Working population ****34.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.8% for men and 28.7% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (39%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 538 (49%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Prraul3,415 people
- Maliga0N3,322 people
- Kahalgaon3,236 people
- Puar3,171 people
- Bijulia3,107 people
- Banka Dumaria3,056 people
- Choukai2,953 people
- Majra2,761 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amalia?3,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amalia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amalia?36.1% (Census 2011)