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About Ambatikar Village

Ambatikar is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 104 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambatikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambatikar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814101
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 104
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambatikar compares

By the 2011 count Ambatikar is the 213th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ambatikar

Ambatikar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ambatikar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ambatikar from other places

Ambatikar lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Ambatikar
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 22 km
District headquarters Dumka 28 km

Villages closest to Ambatikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambatikar village had a population of 221. That makes it the 213th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Ambatikar village has 104 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambatikar has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Ambatikar is 814101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambatikar covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambatikar falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambatikar is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ambatikar.

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

Ambatikar is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jama is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simra (under 2 km), Simradangal (under 2 km) and Nakti (under 2 km).

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

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