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About Ambot Village

Ambot is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 196 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 267.64 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 196
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Ambot compares

By the 2011 count Ambot is the 51st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 267.64 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ambot

Ambot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ambot 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 Ambot from other places

Ambot lies about 34 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taksal, about under 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 Ambot
Nearest railway station Taksal under 2 km
Nearest town Kālka 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 34 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Ambot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambot village had a population of 384. That makes it the 51st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Ambot village has 196 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambot has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ambot is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambot covers 267.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambot falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambot is Taksal, about under 2 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 Ambot.

Ambot is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambot is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Taksal is about under 2 km away. Kālka is about 2.6 km away. Chirgaon 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 Denwari (6.2 km), Kharot (13 km) and Bhangara (14 km).

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

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