About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 182 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	814149
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	182
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 149th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Amba

Amba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 30 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 20 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
Nearest railway station	Tulsitanr	20 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	30 km

Villages closest to Amba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 354. That makes it the 149th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Amba village has 182 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Tulsitanr, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 30 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 20 km away. Jhajha is about 24 km away. Palojori is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.