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About Ambad Village

Ambad is a mid sized village in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 972 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Pincode 413208
Area (hectares) 795.23 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 972
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ambad compares

By the 2011 count Ambad is the 63rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 795.23 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ambad

Ambad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambad from other places

Ambad lies about 74 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Dhavlas, about 6.5 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 Ambad
Nearest railway station Dhavlas 6.5 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 18 km
District headquarters Solapur 74 km

Villages closest to Ambad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambad village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Ambad village has 972 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambad has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Ambad is 413208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambad covers 795.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambad falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambad is Dhavlas, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ambad.

Ambad is about 74 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambad is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Dhavlas is about 6.5 km away. Kurduvādi is about 7.6 km away. Madha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurdu (3.8 km), Pimpalkhunte (3.9 km) and Shedshinge (5.2 km).

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

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