Skip to main content

About Amboa Village

Amboa is a large village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,109 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amboa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amboa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 720.71 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amboa compares

By the 2011 count Amboa is the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 720.71 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Amboa

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

Amboa lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 24 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 Amboa
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Verno 30 km
District headquarters Gumla 30 km
Nearest town Gumlā 30 km

Villages closest to Amboa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amboa village had a population of 2,173. That makes it the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Amboa village has 1,109 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amboa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Amboa is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amboa covers 720.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amboa falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amboa is Bakaspur, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Amboa.

Amboa is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amboa is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 24 km away. Verno is about 30 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supa (2.2 km), Domba (2.3 km) and Ambera (2.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.