Amba, Kathikund
Amba is a village located in the Kathikund Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Kathikund block and comes under Astajora Gram Panchayat.
As on July 2025, the current population of Amba is 436 out of which 216 are males and rest 220 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1019 females per 1000 males. There are around 60 teenagers in Amba. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 174 persons can read and write. Total 89 people belonging to scheduled caste and 296 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 101 households in Amba, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 250. The pincode of Amba is 814103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kathikund Sub Post office
- Amgachi Branch Post office
- Kadma Branch Post office
- Masania Branch Post office
- Dharampur Branch Post office
Schools
Amba has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt +2 High School Kathikund
- Dr.J.M.Inter College, Kathikund
- Upgrade Govt High School Madhuban
- Upgrade Govt.Ra.High School Rani Pahari
- Govt A.Middle School Kathikund
Hospitals
Amba has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Community Health Center Gopikandar
- Health Sub-Center Kormo
- Health Sub-Center Amtala
- Community Health Center Kathikund
- Health Sub-Center Jitpur
Banks
Amba has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.