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About Amberkhed Village

Amberkhed is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 519 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amberkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amberkhed village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585309
Area (hectares) 1246.27 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 519
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amberkhed compares

By the 2011 count Amberkhed is the 93rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 1246.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Amberkhed

Amberkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amberkhed as Available within village. 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 Amberkhed from other places

Amberkhed lies about 66 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 43 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 Amberkhed
Nearest town Shāhpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 30 km
Nearest railway station Shampurahalli 43 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 66 km

Villages closest to Amberkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amberkhed village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Amberkhed village has 519 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amberkhed has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Amberkhed is 585309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amberkhed covers 1246.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amberkhed falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Amberkhed is Shampurahalli, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Amberkhed.

Amberkhed is about 66 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amberkhed is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhpur is about 23 km away. Jevargi is about 30 km away. Shampurahalli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallbad (under 2 km), Balbatti (2.5 km) and Shivapur (3.4 km).

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

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