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About Amb Village

Amb is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 31 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,387 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 31
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,387
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amb compares

By the 2011 count Amb is the 183rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1217.

Getting to Amb

Amb is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amb as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Amb from other places

Amb lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 Amb
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Amb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Amb

As per the Census of India 2011, Amb village had a population of 74. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Amb village has 31 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amb has about 1387 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Amb is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amb covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amb falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amb is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amb.

Amb is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amb is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 19 km away. Panchrukhi is about 33 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behru (4.1 km), Dibb (4.3 km) and Ropa (5.0 km).

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

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