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About Amba Village

Amba is a large village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,137 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.61 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 873.61 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 23rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 873.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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 <5 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 Amba from other places

Amba lies about 42 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 20 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 Sanāwad 20 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 26 km
District headquarters Khargone 42 km

Villages closest to Amba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Amba village has 1,137 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Amba covers 873.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Sanawad, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Amba.

Amba is about 42 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 20 km away. Sanawad is about 20 km away. Barwaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliya (5.1 km), Atarsumba (5.2 km) and Bagda Bujurg (5.2 km).

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

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