About Amba Village

Amba is a large village in Lilia tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,157, made up of 1,601 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1870.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Lilia
Pincode	365535
Area (hectares)	1870.91 hectares
Population	3,157
Male Population	1,601
Female Population	1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,391 residents. Its 1870.91 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Amba

Amba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amba 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 5 - 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 15 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Bhenswadi, about 4.6 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	Bhenswadi	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lilia	6.2 km
District headquarters	Amreli	15 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lilia 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 3,157. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,391 residents.

Amba village has 1,601 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 365535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 1870.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amba falls under Lilia tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Bhenswadi, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amba.

Amba is about 15 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Lilia tehsil of Amreli district. Bhenswadi is about 4.6 km away. Lilia is about 6.2 km away. Amreli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.