# Amba Village, Piploda, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/piploda/amba/ Village · Piploda, Ratlam # Amba Amba is a village in Piploda sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,597 people in 1,184 households**, the 2nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 5,597people (2011) - 1,184households - 62.0%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Amba PIN code and other codes Amba falls in Piploda sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPiploda - Census village code470045 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amba from nearby towns? - Piploda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ratlam (district HQ)30 km by road - Sailana (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Amba? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sailana - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ratlam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amba known for? About 49% of the 3,241 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amba Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 76 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amba · ■ Piploda rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **84% Toilet within the home ****12%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **79% Tap water ****20%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****22%** **34% Television ****18%** **36% Mobile phone ****28%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Amba? ■ Amba · ■ Piploda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **929 Working population ****57.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 48.1% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 843 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,548 (48%) · **■** Household industry 16 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (4%) · **■** Marginal 691 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Piploda - Sukheda6,485 people - Kalu Kheda5,436 people - Mawta4,756 people - Hatnara3,964 people - Riyawan3,849 people [All 91 villages in Piploda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/piploda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amba from Ratlam?30 km by road - What is the population of Amba?5,597 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amba in?Ratlam district (Piploda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amba?62.0% (Census 2011)