# Ambotu Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Ambotu

Ambotu is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176076**. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 63 households**, the 281st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 231people (2011)
- 63households
- 79.3%literacy
- 176076PIN code

## Ambotu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambotu is 176076.** Ambotu falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176076
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011782

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?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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?

8 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Machhoi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 **wheat and maize**. About 17% of the 108 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 Ambotu

Of every 100 households in Ambotu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ambotu · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****70%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Ambotu?

■ Ambotu · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**912

Working population ****24.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (55%) · **■** Marginal 24 (43%)

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 Palampur

- Mahlag Uparli240 people
- Lohar Kar239 people
- Pandtehr237 people
- Rakkar237 people
- Bandu228 people
- Khaira Buhla228 people
- Nagehr227 people
- Arth Uparli224 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambotu?176076
- How far is Ambotu from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Ambotu?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambotu in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambotu?79.3% (Census 2011)