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About Ambadi Village

Ambadi is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 267 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.69 hectares hectares.

Ambadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 207.69 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 267
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Ambadi compares

By the 2011 count Ambadi is the 170th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 207.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ambadi

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

Ambadi lies about 27 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Nalla Sopara, about 4.9 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 Ambadi
Nearest railway station Nalla Sopara 4.9 km
Nearest town Virār 6.8 km
District headquarters Thane 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Palghar 32 km

Villages closest to Ambadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambadi village had a population of 561. That makes it the 170th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Ambadi village has 267 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambadi has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Ambadi covers 207.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambadi falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ambadi is Nalla Sopara, about 4.9 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 Ambadi.

Ambadi is about 27 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambadi is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Nalla Sopara is about 4.9 km away. Virār is about 6.8 km away. Thane is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagzari (under 2 km), Khanivade (9.4 km) and Khardi (16 km).

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

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