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Amba

अंबा
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
Pincode 811301
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Amba is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj mandal, Jamui district, Bihar, with a population of 968 across 154 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.3% and is located at coordinates 24.813°N, 84.179°E with PIN code 811301.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
komal kumari
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LGD code
258558
Pincode
811301
Post office
Aliganj (Jamui)
Population
968
Households
154
Literacy rate
48.3%
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000♂
Workers
494
Distance to district centre
236 km
Distance to mandal centre
195 km
Distance to Patna
130 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 #47 of 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.3%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Amba
48.3%
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
47.7%
Jamui district
48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+23 vs mandal average
Amba
952
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
929
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Amba
6.3
Islamnagar Aliganj mandal
6.0

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

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Amba at a glance

Amba is a village of 968 people in 154 households (Census 2011) in Islamnagar Aliganj block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 47th-largest of 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. It lies 236 km from the Jamui district centre, 4 km from Khajuri, the nearest town, 4 km from Bagahabishunpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 811301, served by Aliganj (Jamui) post office; the LGD village code is 258558. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Dehri, 9 km away. The sarpanch is komal kumari, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 1,141 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Abgilla Chaurasa

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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
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMUI
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Abgila Chaurasa
Total area (ha)
112
Irrigated area (ha)
8.4
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
258558
Pincode
811301
Post office
Aliganj (Jamui)
Population (Census 2011)
968
Population (projected 2026)
1,141
Households
154
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
952
Literacy rate
48.3%
Coordinates
24.81342°N, 84.17906°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhwara
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
komal kumari
Block / Mandal
Islamnagar Aliganj
Getting there

How to reach Amba

Mandal centre
Islamnagar Aliganj · ≈ 195 km
≈ 6 h 40 min by car · 7 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamui · ≈ 236 km
≈ 8 h 5 min by car · 9 h 36 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
  • Patna130 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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