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About Amboli Village

Amboli is a large village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,004, made up of 2,235 males and 1,769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5619 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amboli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amboli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416532
Area (hectares) 5619 hectares
Population 4,004
Male Population 2,235
Female Population 1,769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amboli compares

By the 2011 count Amboli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 5619 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Amboli

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

Amboli lies about 10 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 27 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 Amboli
District headquarters Sindhudurg 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 21 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 21 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 27 km

Villages closest to Amboli

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 Amboli

As per the Census of India 2011, Amboli village had a population of 4,004. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Amboli village has 2,235 males and 1,769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amboli has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Amboli is 416532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amboli covers 5619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amboli falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amboli is Sawantwadi Road, about 27 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 Amboli.

Amboli is about 10 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amboli is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 10 km away. Sawantwadi is about 21 km away. Sāvantvādi 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 Tamboli (under 2 km), Verle (5.9 km) and Chaukul (7.5 km).

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

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