# Ambot Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Ambot

Ambot is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **384 people in 69 households**, the 53rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 384people (2011)
- 69households
- 67.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Ambot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ambot is 171208.** Ambot falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026662

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

## How far is Ambot from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)34 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 Ambot?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ambot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Ambot known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 22% of the 268 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 Ambot

Of every 100 households in Ambot in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ambot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****87%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**58%

Use banking services ****49%**

**80%

Television ****38%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**84%

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 Ambot?

■ Ambot · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**884

Working population ****31.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Chirgaon

- Tangnun394 people
- Kaloti393 people
- Gokswari391 people
- Banoti Khas389 people
- Bhatwari381 people
- Haunchali376 people
- Magwani360 people
- Jhanjwani356 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ambot?171208
- How far is Ambot from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Ambot?384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambot in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambot?67.6% (Census 2011)