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Amba

Limkheda mandal
Pincode 389146
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Amba observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Surendranagar
PC 09
→VS
Dhrangadhra
AC 064
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TADVI BABU BHAI
Contact: 97****9779
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LGD code
519382
Pincode
389146
Post office
Dudhia
Population
3,148
Households
415
Literacy rate
36.8%
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000♂
Workers
737
Distance to district centre
199 km
Distance to mandal centre
178 km
Distance to Gandhinagar
234 km
Distance to Mumbai
315 km
Nearest railway station
Bhenswadi · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Haresh Nakrani · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Amba compares

By population, Amba ranks #21 of 80 villages in Limkheda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.8%
−10.3% vs mandal average
Amba
36.8%
Limkheda mandal
47.1%
Dahod district
47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−52 vs mandal average
Amba
960
Limkheda mandal
1,012
Household size
people per home
7.6
+1.0 vs mandal average
Amba
7.6
Limkheda mandal
6.6

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

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Amba at a glance

Amba is a village of 3,148 people in 415 households (Census 2011) in Limkheda taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 21st-largest of 80 villages in Limkheda taluka. Literacy is 37%, 10 points below the taluka average of 47% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. It lies 199 km from the Dahod district centre, 36 km from Dhari, the nearest town, 5 km from Bhenswadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 389146, served by Dudhia post office; the LGD village code is 519382. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Haresh Nakrani, 6 km away. The sarpanch is TADVI BABU BHAI, and the village votes in Dhrangadhra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakashbhai Parsotambhai Varmora. The population is estimated at 3,711 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LIMKHEDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
AMBAVA
Total area (ha)
621.9
Irrigated area (ha)
70
Forest area (ha)
210

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Amba

LGD code
519382
Pincode
389146
Post office
Dudhia
Population (Census 2011)
3,148
Population (projected 2026)
3,711
Households
415
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
960
Literacy rate
36.8%
Coordinates
21.50261°N, 71.31618°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Surendranagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhrangadhra
Member of Parliament
Chandubhai Shihora
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prakashbhai Parsotambhai Varmora
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TADVI BABU BHAI
Block / Mandal
Limkheda
Nearest railway station
Sukhpur (167.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Amba

Mandal centre
Limkheda · ≈ 178 km
≈ 6 h 5 min by car · 7 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dahod · ≈ 199 km
≈ 6 h 48 min by car · 8 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 30,352 people
Dhari · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Gandhinagar234 kmcapital
  • Mumbai315 km
  • Hyderabad880 km
  • Delhi988 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhenswadi5 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Haresh Nakrani6 km
  • ATM / banksaurashtra gramin bank, keriyachad13 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance15 km
  • Police stationpalitana town station53 km
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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