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About Jhari Amba Village

Jhari Amba is a mid sized village in Songadh tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 536 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2106.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394365, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhari Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari Amba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Songadh
Pincode 394365
Area (hectares) 2106.26 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 536
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhari Amba compares

By the 2011 count Jhari Amba is the 65th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 2106.26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Jhari Amba

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

Jhari Amba lies about 56 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Ukai Songhad, about 6.6 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 Jhari Amba
Nearest railway station Ukai Songhad 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Songadh 8.7 km
District headquarters Tapi 56 km

Villages closest to Jhari Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Songadh 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 Jhari Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari Amba village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 65th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Jhari Amba village has 536 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari Amba has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Jhari Amba is 394365. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhari Amba covers 2106.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhari Amba falls under Songadh tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jhari Amba is Ukai Songhad, about 6.6 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 Jhari Amba.

Jhari Amba is about 56 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhari Amba is in Songadh tehsil of Tapi district. Ukai Songhad is about 6.6 km away. Songadh is about 8.7 km away. Tapi is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba (under 2 km), Dhajamba (under 2 km) and Raniamba (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhari Amba today is likely to be higher.

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