# Ambota Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/ambota-017661/

Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Ambota

Ambota is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 56 households**, the 42nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 289people (2011)
- 56households
- 88.1%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Ambota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambota is 176040.** Ambota falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017661

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

## How far is Ambota from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)14 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 Ambota?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ambota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Ambota known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 40% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ambota

Of every 100 households in Ambota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ambota · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****96%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ambota?

■ Ambota · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1258**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2111**

**885

Working population ****15.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.1% for women. 31% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (9%) · **■** Other work 34 (74%) · **■** Marginal 8 (17%)

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 Dhatwal

- Kuthiana309 people
- Chauki306 people
- Bodhan303 people
- Suhari Buhli296 people
- Ghamarwin284 people
- Baroti281 people
- Dugyar262 people
- Lapharan258 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambota?176040
- How far is Ambota from Hamirpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ambota?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambota in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambota?88.1% (Census 2011)