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About Ambare Village

Ambare is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 88 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambare village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815109
Area (hectares) 59.5 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 88
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambare compares

By the 2011 count Ambare is the 80th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 59.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ambare

Ambare is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ambare as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ambare from other places

Ambare lies about 43 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 2.7 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 Ambare
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 3.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 43 km

Villages closest to Ambare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambare village had a population of 170. That makes it the 80th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Ambare village has 88 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambare has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ambare is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambare covers 59.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambare falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambare is Barharwa Junction, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Ambare.

Ambare is about 43 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambare is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 2.7 km away. Pathna is about 3.1 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangaladih (under 2 km), Mahkup (under 2 km) and Simberi (under 2 km).

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

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