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About Amba Sakhua Village

Amba Sakhua is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 160 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Sakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba Sakhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 160
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Amba Sakhua is the 73rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Amba Sakhua

Amba Sakhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amba Sakhua 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 Sakhua from other places

Amba Sakhua lies about 75 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 29 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 Sakhua
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 12 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 29 km
Nearest town Rajauli 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 75 km

Villages closest to Amba Sakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba Sakhua village had a population of 306. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Amba Sakhua village has 160 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba Sakhua has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Amba Sakhua is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba Sakhua covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amba Sakhua falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amba Sakhua is Maheshpur, about 29 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 Sakhua.

Amba Sakhua is about 75 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba Sakhua is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 12 km away. Maheshpur is about 29 km away. Rajauli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuari (under 2 km), Jorasemar (under 2 km) and Pasnaur (1.9 km).

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

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