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About Ambegaon Village

Ambegaon is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 598 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416510
Area (hectares) 1154 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 598
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambegaon compares

By the 2011 count Ambegaon is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1154 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1043.

Getting to Ambegaon

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

Ambegaon lies about 32 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 10 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 Ambegaon
Nearest railway station Thivim 10 km
Nearest town Mapusa 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 33 km

Villages closest to Ambegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambegaon village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Ambegaon village has 598 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambegaon has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Ambegaon is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambegaon covers 1154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ambegaon falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambegaon is Thivim, about 10 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 Ambegaon.

Ambegaon is about 32 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambegaon is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Thivim is about 10 km away. Mapusa is about 18 km away. Sindhudurg is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satuli (11 km), Fansavade (12 km) and Niravade (12 km).

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

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