# Amba Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Amba

Amba is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,832 people in 565 households**, the 34th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,832people (2011)
- 565households
- 65.9%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amba

Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 50 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amba · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****42%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**926

Working population ****41.3%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 352 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (8%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (7%) · **■** Marginal 979 (62%)

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 Karchhana

- Bhandra Umar Ganj4,148 people
- Bongi4,095 people
- Kaithi3,941 people
- Purawa Khas3,910 people
- Karchana3,775 people
- Tilakhwar3,728 people
- Bardaha3,680 people
- Dabhaon3,649 people

[All 333 villages in Karchhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/karchhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amba?3,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amba in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amba?65.9% (Census 2011)