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About Ambka Village

Ambka is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 14 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 14
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambka compares

By the 2011 count Ambka is the 165th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Ambka

Ambka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ambka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ambka from other places

Ambka lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 13 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 Ambka
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 13 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Ambka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambka village had a population of 26. That makes it the 165th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Ambka village has 14 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambka has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Ambka is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambka covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambka falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambka is Kalka, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Ambka.

Ambka is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambka is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 6.5 km away. Kalka is about 13 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Ambka (under 2 km), Jaswana (under 2 km) and Kotla (1.8 km).

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

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