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About Amba Village

Amba is a large village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,533, made up of 2,343 males and 2,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 4,533
Male Population 2,343
Female Population 2,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Amba

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

How far is Amba from other places

Amba lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ambapendarpur Halt, about under 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 Ambapendarpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 1.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 7.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 4,533. That makes it the 10th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Amba village has 2,343 males and 2,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amba falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Ambapendarpur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Amba is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Ambapendarpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 1.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur Digpura (under 2 km), Mirzapur (1.6 km) and Kadi Bigha (1.6 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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