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About Ambapada Village

Ambapada is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 128 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 128
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambapada compares

By the 2011 count Ambapada is the 158th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Ambapada

Ambapada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ambapada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ambapada from other places

Ambapada lies about 15 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 11 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 Ambapada
Nearest railway station Mahipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadar 15 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 15 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 42 km

Villages closest to Ambapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambapada village had a population of 257. That makes it the 158th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Ambapada village has 128 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambapada has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ambapada is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambapada covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambapada falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ambapada is Mahipur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ambapada.

Ambapada is about 15 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambapada is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Mahipur is about 11 km away. Sadar is about 15 km away. Kalahandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunduri (8.2 km), Jakesnanda (8.9 km) and Adaranga (9.7 km).

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

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