# Ambotu Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Ambotu

Ambotu is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 75 households**, the 39th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 356people (2011)
- 75households
- 89.1%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Ambotu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambotu is 176036.** Ambotu falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010501

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

## How far is Ambotu from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)2 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 Ambotu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ambotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadoli Kuthiyara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadoli Kuthiyara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Ambotu known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 49% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Ambotu

Of every 100 households in Ambotu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ambotu · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**34%

Tap water ****95%**

**88%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**64%

Use banking services ****87%**

**91%

Television ****80%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ambotu?

■ Ambotu · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1239**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**891

Working population ****52.2%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 83.2% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 33 (18%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Tauru368 people
- Uchhahr368 people
- Bahan Kalan366 people
- Bharoli Kuthiara357 people
- Purtiala352 people
- Panjiara351 people
- Naloh Kharoh334 people
- Sasan333 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambotu?176036
- How far is Ambotu from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ambotu?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambotu in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambotu?89.1% (Census 2011)