About Ambotu Village

Ambotu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 106 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, 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	Palampur
Pincode	176076
Area (hectares)	107.93 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	106
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,179
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ambotu compares

By the 2011 count Ambotu is the 259th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 107.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

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 5 - 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 4.2 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	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	12 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 Palampur 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 Ambotu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambotu village had a population of 231. That makes it the 259th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ambotu village has 106 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambotu has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ambotu is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambotu covers 107.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ambotu is Majheran Himachal, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 4.2 km away. Palampur is about 12 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.