# Amalijhari Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Amalijhari

Amalijhari is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,857 people in 343 households**, the 56th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 1,857people (2011)
- 343households
- 42.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amalijhari

Of every 100 households in Amalijhari in 2011, 64 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amalijhari · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amalijhari?

■ Amalijhari · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**967

Working population ****30.0%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.0% for men and 35.6% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 201 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (24%) · **■** Marginal 140 (25%)

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 Islampur

- Kalugachh1,960 people
- Dakshin Kadamgachhi1,921 people
- Chapasar1,905 people
- Tangipokar1,868 people
- Ojhapokhar1,832 people
- Nachankula1,700 people
- Dumrulla1,690 people
- Barhat1,670 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amalijhari?1,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amalijhari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amalijhari?42.5% (Census 2011)