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About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 327 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 327
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Amba

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 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 44 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Maval, 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 town Ābu 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Maval 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 11 km
District headquarters Sirohi 44 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 630. That makes it the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Amba village has 327 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Maval, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 44 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Ābu is about 8.9 km away. Maval is about 10 km away. Abu Road is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaweri (under 2 km), Bageri (under 2 km) and Chandela (1.7 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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