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About Kalam Amba Village

Kalam Amba is a large village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,097, made up of 1,641 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1566.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam Amba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431517
Area (hectares) 1566.01 hectares
Population 3,097
Male Population 1,641
Female Population 1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam Amba compares

By the 2011 count Kalam Amba is the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1566.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kalam Amba

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

Kalam Amba lies about 54 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 37 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 Kalam Amba
Nearest town Dhārūr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 14 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 37 km
District headquarters Bid 54 km

Villages closest to Kalam Amba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam Amba village had a population of 3,097. That makes it the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Kalam Amba village has 1,641 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam Amba has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Kalam Amba is 431517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam Amba covers 1566.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalam Amba falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalam Amba is Parli-Vaijnath, about 37 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 Kalam Amba.

Kalam Amba is about 54 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalam Amba is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Dhārūr is about 13 km away. Kaij is about 14 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kekat Sarni (1.7 km), Chandansawargaon (3.7 km) and Undri (4.8 km).

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

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