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About Ambalhara Village

Ambalhara is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 948 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambalhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambalhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 73.25 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 948
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ambalhara compares

By the 2011 count Ambalhara is the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 73.25 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ambalhara

Ambalhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ambalhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambalhara from other places

Ambalhara lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, 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 Ambalhara
Nearest railway station Basuldanga under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Ambalhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Ambalhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambalhara village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Ambalhara village has 948 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambalhara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ambalhara is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambalhara covers 73.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ambalhara falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambalhara is Basuldanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ambalhara.

Ambalhara is about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambalhara is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.4 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazarbaria Krishnarampur (under 2 km), Basuldanga (under 2 km) and Dagira (under 2 km).

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

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