About Ambchhapa Village

Ambchhapa is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 204 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambchhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambchhapa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140501
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	204
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ambchhapa compares

By the 2011 count Ambchhapa is the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 866.

Getting to Ambchhapa

Ambchhapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ambchhapa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ambchhapa from other places

Ambchhapa lies about 25 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 7.6 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 Ambchhapa
Nearest railway station	Dapper	7.6 km
Nearest town	Lālru	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	25 km

Villages closest to Ambchhapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Ambchhapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambchhapa village had a population of 381. That makes it the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Ambchhapa village has 204 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambchhapa has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Ambchhapa is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambchhapa covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambchhapa falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ambchhapa is Dapper, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ambchhapa.

Ambchhapa is about 25 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambchhapa is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 7.6 km away. Lālru is about 8.2 km away. Dera Bassi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.