# Amar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Amar

Amar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 270 households**, the 108th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,416people (2011)
- 270households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amar

Of every 100 households in Amar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Amar?

■ Amar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**939

Working population ****49.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (52%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 190 (27%)

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 Raiganj

- Kuliara Anantapur1,463 people
- Abhor1,460 people
- Bhatganja1,454 people
- Darra1,431 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people
- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Naram1,385 people
- Dhusmal1,373 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amar?1,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amar?58.9% (Census 2011)