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About Ambakona Village

Ambakona is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 196 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambakona village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835218
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 196
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Ambakona compares

By the 2011 count Ambakona is the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 985.

Getting to Ambakona

Ambakona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ambakona 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 Ambakona from other places

Ambakona lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 23 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 Ambakona
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 11 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 23 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km

Villages closest to Ambakona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambakona village had a population of 406. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Ambakona village has 196 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambakona has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ambakona is 835218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambakona covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambakona falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambakona is Lohardaga, about 23 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 Ambakona.

Ambakona is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambakona is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 11 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Lohardaga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachki (3.4 km), Jalim (6.4 km) and Hanrup (6.6 km).

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

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