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About Ambota Village

Ambota is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 43 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 43
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Ambota compares

By the 2011 count Ambota is the 99th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Ambota

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

Ambota lies about 15 km from Solan, 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 Ambota
Nearest railway station Taksal under 2 km
Nearest town Kālka 2.6 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 16 km

Villages closest to Ambota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambota village had a population of 84. That makes it the 99th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Ambota village has 43 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambota has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Ambota is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambota covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambota falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambota 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 Ambota.

Ambota is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambota is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Taksal is about under 2 km away. Kālka is about 2.6 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shangela (3.3 km), Chamyakali (3.9 km) and Sua (4.6 km).

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

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