# Ambota Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/ambota-017732/ Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur # Ambota Ambota is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176042**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 34 households**, the 82nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 149people (2011) - 34households - 92.4%literacy - 176042PIN code ## Ambota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambota is 176042.** Ambota falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176042 - Community development blockBijhri - Census village code017732 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)3 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Bhota (nearest town)19 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ambota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Batlahu - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Ambota known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 12% of the 66 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, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ambota · ■ Dhatwal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **99% Toilet within the home ****42%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **17% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **77% Use banking services ****100%** **90% Television ****58%** **80% Mobile phone ****88%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **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+) ****92.4%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **1140 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636** **885 Working population ****22.8%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 88.9% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 13 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (15%) · **■** Marginal 16 (47%) 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 - Paplohal Hazaru159 people - Bagg155 people - Pandthiani153 people - Buthan Nagulua150 people - Chathial Bas149 people - D.P.F.Kharal147 people - Bhater145 people - D.P.F. Balh Matriana144 people [All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambota?176042 - How far is Ambota from Hamirpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Ambota?149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambota in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ambota?92.4% (Census 2011)