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About Ambikanagar Village

Ambikanagar is a mid sized village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 358 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambikanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambikanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743383
Area (hectares) 112.73 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 358
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ambikanagar compares

By the 2011 count Ambikanagar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 112.73 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ambikanagar

Ambikanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ambikanagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ambikanagar from other places

Ambikanagar lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 18 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 Ambikanagar
Nearest railway station Baharu 18 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 33 km

Villages closest to Ambikanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambikanagar village had a population of 701. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Ambikanagar village has 358 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambikanagar has about 958 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Ambikanagar is 743383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambikanagar covers 112.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambikanagar falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambikanagar is Baharu, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Ambikanagar.

Ambikanagar is about 21 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.

Ambikanagar is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 18 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 19 km away. South 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 Dongajora (under 2 km), Alitakhali (1.6 km) and Andharia (1.6 km).

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

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