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About Ambehta Village

Ambehta is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 675 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.07 hectares hectares.

Ambehta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambehta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 86.07 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 675
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambehta compares

By the 2011 count Ambehta is the 136th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 86.07 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Ambehta

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

Ambehta lies about 27 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 27 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 Ambehta
Tehsil headquarters Behat 3.9 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 26 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 27 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 27 km

Villages closest to Ambehta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambehta village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 136th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Ambehta village has 675 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambehta has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Ambehta covers 86.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambehta falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ambehta is Pilkhani, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ambehta.

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

Ambehta is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 3.9 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 26 km away. Pilkhani 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 Ismailpur Aht (under 2 km), Ismailpur Mazra Padali (under 2 km) and Ismailpur Must (under 2 km).

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

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