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About Amba Village

Amba is a small village in Jiran tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 69 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.64 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jiran
Area (hectares) 77.64 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 69
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 77.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Amba

Amba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amba as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Jamuniya Kalan, about 8.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Jiran 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Jamuniya Kalan 8.5 km
Nearest town Nimach 12 km
District headquarters Neemuch 42 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jiran 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 128. That makes it the 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Amba village has 69 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Amba covers 77.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amba falls under Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Jamuniya Kalan, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance for Amba.

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

Amba is in Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district. Jiran is about 7.6 km away. Jamuniya Kalan is about 8.5 km away. Nimach is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karadiyamaharaja (under 2 km), Keri (under 2 km) and Bamora (2.4 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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