About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 139 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	280
Male Population	139
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 134th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Amba

Amba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	21 km
Nearest town	Colgong	23 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 280. That makes it the 134th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Amba village has 139 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amba falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Ekchari, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 12 km away. Ekchari is about 21 km away. Colgong is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.