About Ambelim Village

Ambelim is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,853, made up of 1,340 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambelim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambelim village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Salcete
Pincode	403723
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	2,853
Male Population	1,340
Female Population	1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambelim compares

By the 2011 count Ambelim is the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Ambelim

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

Ambelim lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 6.1 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 Ambelim
Nearest railway station	Balli	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salcete	11 km
District headquarters	South Goa	11 km
Nearest town	Madgaon	12 km

Villages closest to Ambelim

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

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Common questions about Ambelim

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambelim village had a population of 2,853. That makes it the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Ambelim village has 1,340 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambelim has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Ambelim is 403723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambelim covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambelim falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Ambelim is Balli, about 6.1 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 Ambelim.

Ambelim is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambelim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 6.1 km away. Salcete is about 11 km away. South Goa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.