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About Ambur Village

Ambur is a mid sized village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 344 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517541
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 344
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambur compares

By the 2011 count Ambur is the 19th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ambur

Ambur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambur from other places

Ambur lies about 104 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Akkampeta, about 8.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ambur
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Akkampeta 8.9 km
Nearest town Sūlūru 9.7 km
District headquarters Chittoor 104 km

Villages closest to Ambur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Varadaiahpalem tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ambur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambur village had a population of 677. That makes it the 19th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Ambur village has 344 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ambur is 517541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambur covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambur falls under Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambur is Akkampeta, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ambur.

Ambur is about 104 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambur is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Varadaiahpalem is about 6.8 km away. Akkampeta is about 8.9 km away. Sūlūru is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradawada (2.1 km), Santhavellore (2.6 km) and Gudalavaripalem (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ambur today is likely to be higher.

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