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About Ambota Village

Ambota is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 893 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177205, 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 Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177205
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 893
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambota compares

By the 2011 count Ambota is the 14th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ambota

Ambota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambota 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 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 28 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Amb under 2 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 1.9 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 26 km
District headquarters Una 28 km

Villages closest to Ambota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb 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 1,801. That makes it the 14th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Ambota village has 893 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambota has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ambota is 177205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambota covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ambota falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambota is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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 village for Ambota.

Ambota is about 28 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambota is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about under 2 km away. Amb Andaura is about 1.9 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amb (under 2 km), Hamboli Nichli (under 2 km) and Hamboli Upperli (under 2 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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