# Ambur Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor 

# Ambur

Ambur is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517541**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 192 households**, the 19th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 677people (2011)
- 192households
- 88.9%literacy
- 517541PIN code

## Ambur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambur is 517541.** Ambur falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517541
- Gram panchayatAmbur
- Community development blockVaradaiahpalem
- Census village code595945

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ambur from nearby towns?

- Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)149 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)39 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ambur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ambur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Varadaiahpalem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ambur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 34% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ambur

Of every 100 households in Ambur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ambur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**76%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****58%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ambur?

■ Ambur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**972

Working population ****83.8%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 85.4% for women. 83% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (15%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 422 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Varadaiahpalem

- Racherla996 people
- Maradawada884 people
- Nellatur758 people
- Padirikuppam754 people
- Ayyavaripalem641 people
- Gudalavaripalem591 people
- Chinnapandur579 people
- Kurinjalam573 people

[All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambur?517541
- How far is Ambur from Chittoor?149 km by road
- What is the population of Ambur?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambur in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambur?88.9% (Census 2011)