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About Ambotu Village

Ambotu is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 159 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, 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 Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 38.57 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 159
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambotu compares

By the 2011 count Ambotu is the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 38.57 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Ambotu

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

Ambotu lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Talwāra 45 km

Villages closest to Ambotu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawalamukhi 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 356. That makes it the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Ambotu village has 159 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambotu has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Ambotu is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambotu covers 38.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ambotu is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Ambotu.

Ambotu is about 34 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 Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 8.8 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasrol (under 2 km), Berli (under 2 km) and Naloh Kharoh (under 2 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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