About Amb Village

Amb is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 919 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177204, 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	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177204
Area (hectares)	206.4 hectares
Population	1,759
Male Population	919
Female Population	840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amb compares

By the 2011 count Amb is the 17th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 206.4 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Amb

Amb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amb as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 28 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	1.9 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	26 km
District headquarters	Una	28 km

Villages closest to Amb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amb village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 17th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Amb village has 919 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amb has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Amb is 177204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amb covers 206.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amb falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amb is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amb.

Amb is about 28 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amb is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb Andaura is about 1.9 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 26 km away. Una is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.