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About Ambari Village

Ambari is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 721 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 163.9 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 721
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambari compares

By the 2011 count Ambari is the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 163.9 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ambari

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

Ambari lies about 49 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Ambari Falakata, about under 2 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 Ambari
Nearest railway station Ambari Falakata under 2 km
Nearest town Siliguri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phansidewa 15 km
District headquarters Darjiling 49 km

Villages closest to Ambari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambari village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Ambari village has 721 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambari has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ambari is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambari covers 163.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambari falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambari is Ambari Falakata, about under 2 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 Ambari.

Ambari is about 49 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambari is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. Ambari Falakata is about under 2 km away. Siliguri is about 11 km away. Phansidewa 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 Radha (6.4 km), Fulbar (8.8 km) and Uttar Bansgaon Kismat (23 km).

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

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