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About Ambarpur Village

Ambarpur is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,734, made up of 1,418 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 358.52 hectares
Population 2,734
Male Population 1,418
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambarpur compares

By the 2011 count Ambarpur is the 49th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 358.52 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ambarpur

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

Ambarpur lies about 21 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.9 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 Ambarpur
Nearest railway station Guma 3.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.3 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 34 km

Villages closest to Ambarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambarpur village had a population of 2,734. That makes it the 49th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Ambarpur village has 1,418 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambarpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ambarpur is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambarpur covers 358.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambarpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambarpur is Guma, about 3.9 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 Ambarpur.

Ambarpur is about 21 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambarpur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 3.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.3 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapur (under 2 km), Dakshin Bhabanipur (7.0 km) and Janipur (7.0 km).

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

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