About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 161 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	317
Male Population	161
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 181st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Amba

Amba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Amba 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 Amba from other places

Amba 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 Amba
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	20 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Amba

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.

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Common questions about Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 317. That makes it the 181st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Amba village has 161 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amba 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 Amba.

Amba 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.

Amba is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jarmundi is about 20 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.