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About Ambad Village

Ambad is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,352 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076 hectares hectares.

Ambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1076 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,352
Female Population 1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambad compares

By the 2011 count Ambad is the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 1076 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ambad

Ambad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambad as Available within village. 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 Ambad from other places

Ambad lies about 118 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, about 5.0 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 Ambad
Nearest railway station Mitewani 5.0 km
Nearest town Tumsar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 26 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 118 km

Villages closest to Ambad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambad village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Ambad village has 1,352 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambad has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Ambad covers 1076 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambad falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambad is Mitewani, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ambad.

Ambad is about 118 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambad is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Mitewani is about 5.0 km away. Tumsar is about 9.0 km away. Akola 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 Agar (1.8 km), Pangari (6.6 km) and Vihir (8.7 km).

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

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