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About Ambaula Village

Ambaula is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,794, made up of 1,434 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambaula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 221.36 hectares
Population 2,794
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ambaula compares

By the 2011 count Ambaula is the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 221.36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ambaula

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

Ambaula lies about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 3.4 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 Ambaula
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Habra 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 10 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Ambaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambaula village had a population of 2,794. That makes it the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Ambaula village has 1,434 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambaula has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ambaula is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambaula covers 221.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambaula falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambaula is Habra, about 3.4 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 Ambaula.

Ambaula is about 14 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.

Ambaula is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 2.8 km away. Habra is about 3.4 km away. Gaighata is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikra (3.8 km), Jaytara (6.3 km) and Hanspur (6.8 km).

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

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