# Amba Village, Basmath, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/amba/ Village · Basmath, Hingoli # Amba Amba is a village in Basmath sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,194 people in 861 households**, the 6th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 4,194people (2011) - 861households - 75.9%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Amba PIN code and other codes Amba falls in Basmath sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBasmath - Census village code546349 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? - Basmath (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hingoli (district HQ)48 km by road - Basmath (nearest town)10 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? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurunda - ○Degree college10+ km · Basmath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basmath - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 89% of the 839 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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, 67 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amba · ■ Basmath rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **73% Toilet within the home ****25%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **75% Tap water ****28%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **67% Television ****26%** **28% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 · ■ Basmath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **879 Working population ****47.5%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 667 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 955 (48%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (6%) · **■** Marginal 227 (11%) 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 Basmath - Girgaon9,605 people - Hatta8,228 people - Adgaon4,425 people - Hayatnagar4,369 people - Pangra shinde4,066 people - Babhulgaon3,906 people - Karanjala3,422 people - Aral3,384 people [All 152 villages in Basmath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amba from Hingoli?48 km by road - What is the population of Amba?4,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amba in?Hingoli district (Basmath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Amba?75.9% (Census 2011)