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About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 33 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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 Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 89.27 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 33
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 89.27 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Amba

Amba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Masalia 28 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 Masalia 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 Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 77. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Amba village has 33 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 89.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amba falls under Masalia 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 <5 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 20 km away. Masalia is about 28 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 Bikrampur (under 2 km), Makrampur (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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