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About Amba Village

Amba is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 471 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amba village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Pincode 271855
Area (hectares) 277.82 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 471
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amba compares

By the 2011 count Amba is the 346th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 277.82 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Amba

The census records public bus service for Amba 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 Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Raibojha, about 6.2 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 railway station Raibojha 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 11 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 11 km
District headquarters Bahraich 44 km

Villages closest to Amba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanpara 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 919. That makes it the 346th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Amba village has 471 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amba has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Amba is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amba covers 277.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amba falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amba is Raibojha, about 6.2 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 not recorded for Amba.

Amba is about 44 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amba is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Raibojha is about 6.2 km away. Nanpara is about 11 km away. Nānpāra 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 Kola Jhinsiya (under 2 km), Roshan Kola (under 2 km) and Pakariya Diwan (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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