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About Ambak Village

Ambak is a large village in Kadegaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,623, made up of 1,898 males and 1,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 991.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kadegaon
Pincode 415303
Area (hectares) 991.94 hectares
Population 3,623
Male Population 1,898
Female Population 1,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambak compares

By the 2011 count Ambak is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 991.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ambak

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

Ambak lies about 44 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 7.8 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 Ambak
Nearest railway station Takari 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadegaon 12 km
Nearest town Vite 19 km
District headquarters Sangli 44 km

Villages closest to Ambak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambak village had a population of 3,623. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Ambak village has 1,898 males and 1,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambak has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ambak is 415303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambak covers 991.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambak falls under Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambak is Takari, about 7.8 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 Ambak.

Ambak is about 44 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambak is in Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district. Takari is about 7.8 km away. Kadegaon is about 12 km away. Vite is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohityache Vadgaon (2.5 km), Asad (3.1 km) and Chinchani Wangi (4.2 km).

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

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