Amua Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011
Amua is a village situated in Sainthia block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 958 families residing in the village Amua. The total population of Amua is 4,398 out of which 2,253 are males and 2,145 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Amua is 952.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amua village is 604 which is 14% of the total population. There are 315 male children and 289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amua is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Amua village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Amua is 65.3%. Thus Amua village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 71.78% and the female literacy rate is 58.57% in Amua village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Amua village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Amua Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Amua village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 604 | 315 | 289 |
| Literacy | 65.31% | 71.78% | 58.57% |
| Scheduled Caste | 689 | 348 | 341 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 402 | 190 | 212 |
| Illiterate | 1,920 | 862 | 1,058 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.1% of total population in Amua village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Amua village out of total population, 1,654 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,654 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 345 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,283 | 1,073 | 210 |
| Cultivators | 93 | 85 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 345 | 235 | 110 |
| Household Industries | 31 | 25 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 814 | 728 | 86 |
| Marginal Workers | 371 | 217 | 154 |
| Non Working | 2,744 | 963 | 1,781 |
Nearby Villages to Amua,
Below are the list of villages near Amua village in Sainthia.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Amua, Birbhum, West Bengal - Wikipedia