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About Ambolgad Village

Ambolgad is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 237 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambolgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambolgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 415806
Area (hectares) 150.34 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 237
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambolgad compares

By the 2011 count Ambolgad is the 114th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 150.34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Ambolgad

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

Ambolgad lies about 39 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 32 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 Ambolgad
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Saundal 32 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 39 km

Villages closest to Ambolgad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambolgad village had a population of 522. That makes it the 114th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Ambolgad village has 237 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambolgad has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Ambolgad is 415806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambolgad covers 150.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambolgad falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambolgad is Saundal, about 32 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 Ambolgad.

Ambolgad is about 39 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambolgad is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Rajapur is about 20 km away. Saundal is about 32 km away. Ratnagiri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nate (3.7 km), Sakhari Nate (3.7 km) and Madban (7.3 km).

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

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