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About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 324 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 324
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 106th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Amba

Amba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amba from other places

Amba lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amba
Nearest railway station Bagahabishunpur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 6.8 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 641. That makes it the 106th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Amba village has 324 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Amba covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amba falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Bagahabishunpur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 3.6 km away. Barun is about 6.8 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saduri (under 2 km), Karma (under 2 km) and Karma Misir (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amba today is likely to be higher.

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