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Amba

Kundhit mandal
Pincode 815359
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DULU SINGH TUDU
Contact: 70****4575
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LGD code
373275
Pincode
815359
Post office
Kundahit
Population
2,617
Households
609
Literacy rate
67.3%
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000♂
Workers
935
Distance to district centre
294 km
Distance to mandal centre
317 km
Distance to Ranchi
200 km
Distance to Kolkata
494 km
Nearest railway station
Bagahabishunpur · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
SDH Dehri · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Amba compares

By population, Amba ranks #3 of 168 villages in Kundhit mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.3%
+7.6% vs mandal average
Amba
67.3%
Kundhit mandal
59.7%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−44 vs mandal average
Amba
910
Kundhit mandal
954
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Amba
4.3
Kundhit mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Amba at a glance

Amba is a village of 2,617 people in 609 households (Census 2011) in Kundhit block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 168 villages in Kundhit block. Literacy is 67%, 8 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 294 km from the Jamtara district centre, 4 km from Khajuri, the nearest town, 4 km from Bagahabishunpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815359, served by Kundahit post office; the LGD village code is 373275. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Dehri, 9 km away. The sarpanch is DULU SINGH TUDU, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 3,085 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Amba

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amba

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
7
Power hours (winter)
7
Primary school
2
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
70
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
AMBA
Total area (ha)
558.95
Irrigated area (ha)
46.95
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Amba

LGD code
373275
Pincode
815359
Post office
Kundahit
Population (Census 2011)
2,617
Population (projected 2026)
3,085
Households
609
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
910
Literacy rate
67.3%
Coordinates
24.81342°N, 84.17906°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nala
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rabindra Nath Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DULU SINGH TUDU
Block / Mandal
Kundhit
Getting there

How to reach Amba

Mandal centre
Kundhit · ≈ 317 km
≈ 10 h 51 min by car · 12 h 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 294 km
≈ 10 h 4 min by car · 11 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,177 people
Khajuri · ≈ 3.9 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi200 kmcapital
  • Kolkata494 km
  • Delhi811 km
  • Hyderabad1015 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBagahabishunpur4 km
  • Bus stopAurangabad Bus Stand19 km
  • Hospital / PHCSDH Dehri9 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank2 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College12 km
  • Police stationSSB camp36 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Amba

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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