About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 921 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822131
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	1,783
Male Population	921
Female Population	862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Amba

Amba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 14 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
Nearest town	Kathhāra	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	21 km
District headquarters	Palamu	21 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharganj 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 1,783. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Amba village has 921 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amba falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Jarangdih, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amba.

Amba is about 21 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 13 km away. Jarangdih is about 14 km away. Hariharganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.