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About Ambadih Village

Ambadih is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 700 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 71.01 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 700
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ambadih compares

By the 2011 count Ambadih is the 15th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 71.01 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ambadih

Ambadih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ambadih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambadih from other places

Ambadih lies about 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 5.0 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 Ambadih
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 9.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 27 km

Villages closest to Ambadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambadih village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 15th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Ambadih village has 700 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambadih has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ambadih is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambadih covers 71.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ambadih falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambadih is Tinpahar Junction, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ambadih.

Ambadih is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambadih is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 5.0 km away. Taljhari is about 9.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadiha (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Pathargama (under 2 km).

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

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