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About Ambapuram Village

Ambapuram is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 636 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 408.93 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 636
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ambapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ambapuram is the 97th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 408.93 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ambapuram

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

How far is Ambapuram from other places

Ambapuram lies about 38 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vadalur, about 9.6 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 Ambapuram
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Vadalur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 38 km

Villages closest to Ambapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambapuram village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 97th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Ambapuram village has 636 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambapuram has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ambapuram is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambapuram covers 408.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ambapuram falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ambapuram is Vadalur, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ambapuram.

Ambapuram is about 38 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambapuram is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kurinjippādi is about 8.7 km away. Vadalur is about 9.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambigapuram (under 2 km), Pinnalur (under 2 km) and Uluthur (1.6 km).

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

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