About Amba Village

Amba is one of the larger villages in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,597, made up of 2,837 males and 2,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3240.9 hectares hectares.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Tehsil	Piploda
Area (hectares)	3240.9 hectares
Population	5,597
Male Population	2,837
Female Population	2,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 3240.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 973.

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 - 10 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 27 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 19 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	Piploda	10 km
Nearest railway station	Namli	19 km
District headquarters	Ratlam	27 km
Nearest town	Ratlām	27 km

Villages closest to Amba

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

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Common questions about Amba

As per the Census of India 2011, Amba village had a population of 5,597. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Amba village has 2,837 males and 2,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 973 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 973.

Amba covers 3240.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amba falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Namli, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amba.

Amba is about 27 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Piploda is about 10 km away. Namli is about 19 km away. Ratlam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.