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About Ambara 785 Village

Ambara 785 is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 173 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambara 785 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambara 785 village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 159.88 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 173
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambara 785 compares

By the 2011 count Ambara 785 is the 18th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 159.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Ambara 785

Ambara 785 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambara 785 as Available within village. 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 Ambara 785 from other places

Ambara 785 lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Ambara 785
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Ambara 785

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Ambara 785

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambara 785 village had a population of 378. That makes it the 18th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Ambara 785 village has 173 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambara 785 has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Ambara 785 is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambara 785 covers 159.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambara 785 falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambara 785 is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Ambara 785.

Ambara 785 is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambara 785 is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 2.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Kangra 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 Kutahn (under 2 km), Dol (under 2 km) and Karal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ambara 785 today is likely to be higher.

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