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About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Suwasara tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 680 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1545.9 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Suwasara
Area (hectares) 1545.9 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 680
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1545.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 18 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Piplia, about 10 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 railway station Piplia 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Suwasara 18 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 18 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suwasara 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 1,334. That makes it the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Amba village has 680 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 962 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.

Amba covers 1545.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amba falls under Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Piplia, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amba.

Amba is about 18 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district. Piplia is about 10 km away. Suwasara is about 18 km away. Mandsaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudha (3.1 km), Harnawada (3.1 km) and Dharnyakhedi (9.5 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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