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About Ambe Village

Ambe is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,665, made up of 1,366 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.43 hectares hectares.

Ambe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 273.43 hectares
Population 2,665
Male Population 1,366
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambe compares

By the 2011 count Ambe is the 45th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 273.43 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ambe

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

Ambe lies about 68 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Padse, about 38 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 Ambe
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Padse 38 km
District headquarters Dhule 68 km

Villages closest to Ambe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambe village had a population of 2,665. That makes it the 45th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Ambe village has 1,366 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambe has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Ambe covers 273.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambe falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambe is Padse, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Ambe.

Ambe is about 68 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambe is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 26 km away. Padse is about 38 km away. Dhule is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamnyapada (3.5 km), Bhoiti (4.7 km) and Khambale (4.7 km).

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

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