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About Dhongi Amba Village

Dhongi Amba is a small village in Vyara tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 79 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhongi Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhongi Amba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Vyara
Pincode 394655
Area (hectares) 764.09 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 79
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhongi Amba compares

By the 2011 count Dhongi Amba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 764.09 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhongi Amba

Dhongi Amba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhongi Amba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhongi Amba from other places

Dhongi 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 Dhongi Amba
Nearest railway station Ukai Songhad 6.6 km
Nearest town Songadh 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vyara 19 km
District headquarters Tapi 56 km

Villages closest to Dhongi Amba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhongi Amba village had a population of 174. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Dhongi Amba village has 79 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhongi Amba has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dhongi Amba is 394655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhongi Amba covers 764.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhongi Amba falls under Vyara tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhongi 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 <5 km distance for Dhongi Amba.

Dhongi 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.

Dhongi Amba is in Vyara tehsil of Tapi district. Ukai Songhad is about 6.6 km away. Songadh is about 8.7 km away. Vyara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapani (under 2 km), Rani Amba (under 2 km) and Takiamba (under 2 km).

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

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