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About Ambade Village

Ambade is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 265 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.71 hectares hectares.

Ambade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 838.71 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 265
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambade compares

By the 2011 count Ambade is the 71st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 838.71 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Ambade

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

Ambade lies about 72 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, 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 Ambade
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 15 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 33 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 38 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 72 km

Villages closest to Ambade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambade village had a population of 504. That makes it the 71st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Ambade village has 265 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambade has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Ambade covers 838.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambade falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambade is Sawantwadi Road, 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 Ambade.

Ambade is about 72 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambade is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 15 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 33 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suleran (3.2 km), Shelap (5.5 km) and Gavase (6.2 km).

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

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