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About Ambadiha Village

Ambadiha is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 359 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambadiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambadiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 359
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Ambadiha compares

By the 2011 count Ambadiha is the 29th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ambadiha

Ambadiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ambadiha 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 Ambadiha from other places

Ambadiha 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 Ambadiha
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 Ambadiha

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 Ambadiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambadiha village had a population of 747. That makes it the 29th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Ambadiha village has 359 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambadiha has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ambadiha is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambadiha covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambadiha falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ambadiha is Tinpahar Junction, about 5.0 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 Ambadiha.

Ambadiha 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.

Ambadiha 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 Ambadih (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 Ambadiha today is likely to be higher.

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