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About Ambedem Village

Ambedem is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 132 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambedem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambedem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 125.27 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 132
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambedem compares

By the 2011 count Ambedem is the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 125.27 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ambedem

Ambedem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambedem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ambedem from other places

Ambedem lies about 19 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 26 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 Ambedem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 19 km
District headquarters North Goa 19 km
Nearest town Ponda 23 km
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 26 km

Villages closest to Ambedem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari 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 Ambedem

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambedem village had a population of 272. That makes it the 51st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Ambedem village has 132 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambedem has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ambedem is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambedem covers 125.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambedem falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Ambedem is Castle Rock, about 26 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 village for Ambedem.

Ambedem is about 19 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambedem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 19 km away. North Goa is about 19 km away. Ponda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagargao (under 2 km), Bombedem (1.7 km) and Satorem (1.9 km).

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

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