About Ambapaghar Village

Ambapaghar is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 360 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambapaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambapaghar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	679
Male Population	360
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Ambapaghar compares

By the 2011 count Ambapaghar is the 59th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ambapaghar

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

Ambapaghar lies about 59 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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 Ambapaghar
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	20 km
District headquarters	Dumka	59 km

Villages closest to Ambapaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambapaghar village had a population of 679. That makes it the 59th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Ambapaghar village has 360 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambapaghar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ambapaghar is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambapaghar covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambapaghar falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambapaghar is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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 Ambapaghar.

Ambapaghar is about 59 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambapaghar is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 5.7 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Saraiyahat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.