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About Ambotu Village

Ambotu is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 21 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,524 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambotu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambotu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 19.68 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 21
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,524
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambotu compares

By the 2011 count Ambotu is the 194th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 19.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Ambotu

Ambotu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ambotu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ambotu from other places

Ambotu lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 4.3 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 Ambotu
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Ambotu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambotu village had a population of 53. That makes it the 194th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Ambotu village has 21 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambotu has about 1524 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Ambotu is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambotu covers 19.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambotu falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambotu is Majheran Himachal, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Ambotu.

Ambotu is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambotu is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 4.3 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunsaral Pat (1.8 km), Julah Pat (1.8 km) and Pat (1.8 km).

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

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