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About Ambaulim Village

Ambaulim is a large village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,987, made up of 1,431 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambaulim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambaulim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 2,987
Male Population 1,431
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambaulim compares

By the 2011 count Ambaulim is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Ambaulim

Ambaulim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambaulim as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ambaulim from other places

Ambaulim lies about 4.7 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 6.5 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 Ambaulim
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 2.6 km
District headquarters South Goa 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Balli 6.5 km
Nearest town Curchorem 9.1 km

Villages closest to Ambaulim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambaulim village had a population of 2,987. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Ambaulim village has 1,431 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambaulim has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Ambaulim is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambaulim covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambaulim falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Ambaulim is Balli, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ambaulim.

Ambaulim is about 4.7 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambaulim is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Quepem is about 2.6 km away. South Goa is about 4.7 km away. Balli is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirvoi (3.0 km), Avedem (4.1 km) and Cotombi (6.2 km).

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

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