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About Amba Village

Amba is a large village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,663, made up of 1,867 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389110
Area (hectares) 476.34 hectares
Population 3,663
Male Population 1,867
Female Population 1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 the 16th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 476.34 hectares work out to about 7.7 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 956.

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 32 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 30 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 Santrampur 11 km
Nearest town Morwa 21 km
Nearest railway station Limkheda 30 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 32 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santrampur 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 3,663. That makes it the 16th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Amba village has 1,867 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 962 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 389110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 476.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amba falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Limkheda, about 30 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 32 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 11 km away. Morwa is about 21 km away. Limkheda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doli (3.0 km), Nani Bhugedi (3.1 km) and Nanirel (3.1 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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