# Ambala Village, Mendarda, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mendarda, Junagadh 

# Ambala

Ambala is a village in Mendarda sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362260**. The 2011 Census counted **1,715 people in 379 households**, the 11th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,715people (2011)
- 379households
- 74.8%literacy
- 362260PIN code

## Ambala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambala is 362260.** Ambala falls in Mendarda sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362260
- Gram panchayatAmbala
- Community development blockMendarda
- Census village code514703

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

## How far is Ambala from nearby towns?

- Mendarda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)36 km by road
- Junagadh (nearest town)36 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 Ambala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ambala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mendarda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mendarda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mendarda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ambala known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and sesame**. About 51% of the 1,493 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Ambala

Of every 100 households in Ambala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ambala · ■ Mendarda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**20%

Tap water ****96%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**68%

Use banking services ****48%**

**72%

Television ****55%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**42%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Ambala?

■ Ambala · ■ Mendarda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**856

Working population ****59.7%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 516 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (32%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 108 (11%)

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 Mendarda

- Nagalpur2,388 people
- Gundala2,162 people
- Nani Khodiyar2,021 people
- Rajesar1,911 people
- Jhinjhuda1,641 people
- Simasi1,608 people
- Itali1,517 people
- Khim Padar1,506 people

[All 48 villages in Mendarda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/mendarda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambala?362260
- How far is Ambala from Junagadh?36 km by road
- What is the population of Ambala?1,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambala in?Junagadh district (Mendarda sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ambala?74.8% (Census 2011)