About Ambala Village

Ambala is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 584 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	584
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambala compares

By the 2011 count Ambala is the 77th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ambala

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

Ambala lies about 41 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 Ambala
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	2.2 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dasuya	2.8 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	41 km

Villages closest to Ambala

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

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Common questions about Ambala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambala village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 77th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Ambala village has 584 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambala has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ambala is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambala covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambala falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ambala is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 village for Ambala.

Ambala is about 41 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambala is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.2 km away. Dasūya is about 2.2 km away. Dasuya is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.