Thursday, 12 November 2026

Work and jobs in Ameri

In Census 2011, 440 of Ameri's 866 people were workers — a work participation rate of 50.8%. 94.5% of them worked in farming, as cultivators or agricultural labourers.

Who works in what (Census 2011)

Workers by occupation from the Primary Census Abstract. Main workers worked six months or more in the year; marginal workers less.

OccupationMainMarginalTotalShare of workers
Cultivators (own or leased land)104310724.3%
Agricultural labourers17813130970.2%
Household industry1010.2%
Other workers (services, trade, construction…)230235.2%
All workers306134440100%

Work participation rate: 50.8% of the population

Non-workers (children, students, homemakers, pensioners, others): 426

Main: worked 6 months or more in the reference year. Marginal: worked less than 6 months.

Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.

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MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

These are district-level figures for Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, not figures for Ameri.

Households that got work
1,05,059
Person-days of work
42.2 lakh
Average days of work per household
40
Households that completed 100 days
6,208
Average wage per person-day
₹248
Share of person-days worked by women
54.3%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
19.8%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
14.8%
Active job cards
1,65,496
Job cards issued (all time)
1,93,384
Active workers
3,79,518
Works completed in the year
34,542
Works ongoing
21,052
Spending on natural resource works
23.5%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit. Reported as “BALODA BAZAR”.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Reaching work and training (Census 2011)

Distances and transport recorded in the Village Directory.

Open government job notices

Recruitment notices from official sources, grouped by where they apply. Dates and vacancies are as the notice states.

All-India recruitment

All open noticesJobs in Balodabazar-Bhatapara

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Sources
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Village Amenities, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in

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