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About Ambed Village

Ambed is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 247 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 411042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 411042
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 247
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambed compares

By the 2011 count Ambed is the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ambed

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

Ambed lies about 26 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 21 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 Ambed
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 7.9 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 14 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 21 km
District headquarters Pune 26 km

Villages closest to Ambed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambed village had a population of 496. That makes it the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Ambed village has 247 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambed has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Ambed is 411042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambed covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambed falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambed is Kothrud, about 21 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 Ambed.

Ambed is about 26 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambed is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 7.9 km away. Kharakvasla is about 14 km away. Kothrud is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamgaon (1.9 km), Nigade Mose (2.8 km) and Kondgaon (3.4 km).

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

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