About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 253 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	448
Male Population	253
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	771
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 99th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

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 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 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 6.2 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	Bikramshila	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	7.6 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	34 km

Villages closest to Amba

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

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Common questions about Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 448. That makes it the 99th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Amba village has 253 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Amba covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amba falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Bikramshila, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 6.2 km away. Colgong is about 7.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.