About Amba Village

Amba is one of the larger villages in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,440, made up of 4,776 males and 4,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1402.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Jhalod
Pincode	389180
Area (hectares)	1402.41 hectares
Population	9,440
Male Population	4,776
Female Population	4,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 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 2,921 residents. Its 1402.41 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

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 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 50 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalod	22 km
Nearest town	Jhālod	22 km
Nearest railway station	Rentiya	47 km
District headquarters	Dohad	50 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalod 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 9,440. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Amba village has 4,776 males and 4,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 977 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 389180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 1402.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amba falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Rentiya, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 50 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 22 km away. Jhālod is about 22 km away. Rentiya is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.