About Amba Bigha Village

Amba Bigha is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 593 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	1,233
Male Population	593
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Amba Bigha is the 42nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Amba Bigha

Amba Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amba Bigha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bigha from other places

Amba Bigha lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 11 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 Bigha
Nearest railway station	Islampur	11 km
Nearest town	Silao	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	12 km

Villages closest to Amba Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba Bigha village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Amba Bigha village has 593 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba Bigha has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Amba Bigha is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba Bigha covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amba Bigha falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amba Bigha is Islampur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amba Bigha.

Amba Bigha is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba Bigha is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Islampur is about 11 km away. Silao is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.