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About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 612 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 612
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 122nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 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 35 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 48 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 Bagidora 13 km
Nearest town Jhālod 23 km
District headquarters Banswara 35 km
Nearest railway station Rentiya 48 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagidora 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 1,153. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Amba village has 612 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Rentiya, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 35 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 13 km away. Jhālod is about 23 km away. Banswara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuri Khoonta (2.4 km), Harmat (2.7 km) and Munna Khera (2.7 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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