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About Ambadangal Village

Ambadangal is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 27 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 741 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambadangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambadangal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814118
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 27
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 741
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ambadangal compares

By the 2011 count Ambadangal is the 374th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ambadangal

Ambadangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ambadangal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambadangal from other places

Ambadangal lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 25 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 Ambadangal
Nearest town Jāmtāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Jamtara 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Ambadangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambadangal village had a population of 47. That makes it the 374th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Ambadangal village has 27 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambadangal has about 741 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ambadangal is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambadangal covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambadangal falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambadangal is Jamtara, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ambadangal.

Ambadangal is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambadangal is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Jamtara is about 25 km away. Jarmundi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairbana (under 2 km), Kairbank (under 2 km) and Baratanr (2.0 km).

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

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