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About Ambavade Village

Ambavade is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,918, made up of 1,138 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 685 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares.

Ambavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,918
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 685
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambavade compares

By the 2011 count Ambavade is the 40th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ambavade

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

Ambavade lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Ambavade
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 9.9 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 11 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Ambavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambavade village had a population of 1,918. That makes it the 40th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Ambavade village has 1,138 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambavade has about 685 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Ambavade covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambavade falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambavade is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Ambavade.

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

Ambavade is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 9.9 km away. Shahuwadi is about 11 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogave (3.1 km), Borivade (4.6 km) and Awali (5.2 km).

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

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