Amba, Jarmundi, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Amba


The village Amba is located in Jarmundi C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Sahara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jarmundi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 47 kilometers away from Amba.

Travel and Communication for Amba


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Amba


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Amba is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Amba is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Amba


As per available data from the year 2009, 863 persons live in 158 house holds in the village Amba. There are 409 female individuals and 454 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.39% and males constitute 52.61% of the total population.

There are 129 scheduled tribes persons of which 61 are females and 68 are males. Females constitute 47.29% and males constitute 52.71% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 14.95% of the total population.

Population density of Amba is 1121.07 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Amba


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Total area of Amba is 76.98 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 40.64 ha. About 40.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.56 ha is irrigated area. About 0.45 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 0.07 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 0.04 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2.9 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.82 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 20.8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.32 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Amba


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ghartopi, which is less than 5 kms away from Amba.

There is a government primary school in the village Amba.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Sahara, which is 5-10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sahara, which is 5-10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

Colleges in Amba


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

Other Educational Facilities in Amba


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Amba.

Healthcare Facilities in Amba


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Amba.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Amba.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Amba.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Amba.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Amba.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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