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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Amritakhnda

Amritakhnda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 138 households**, the 183rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 636people (2011)
- 138households
- 46.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amritakhnda

Of every 100 households in Amritakhnda in 2011, 13 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amritakhnda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****98%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Amritakhnda?

■ Amritakhnda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**939

Working population ****51.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 41.5% for women. 68% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (76%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Mahua660 people
- Jaynagar649 people
- Deokhanda645 people
- Pirkasur639 people
- Patidaha631 people
- Noabari616 people
- Shibpur585 people
- Daudpur577 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amritakhnda?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amritakhnda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Amritakhnda?46.0% (Census 2011)