# Ambar Village, Alirajpur, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Alirajpur, Alirajpur 

# Ambar

Ambar is a village in Alirajpur sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 88 households**, the 274th largest of 340 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.9%.

- 496people (2011)
- 88households
- 13.4%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Ambar PIN code and other codes

Ambar falls in Alirajpur sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKattiwada
- Census village code505114

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

## How far is Ambar from nearby towns?

- Alirajpur (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Bhavra (nearest town)33 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 Ambar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ambar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattiwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Ambar known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and urad**. About 28% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Ambar

Of every 100 households in Ambar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ambar · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Ambar?

■ Ambar · ■ Alirajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.4%**

**29.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**984

Working population ****49.0%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.6% for men and 10.2% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%)

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 Alirajpur

- Baddali507 people
- Raychha505 people
- Jholiya503 people
- Mohi499 people
- Mordha495 people
- Pithanpur492 people
- Fadtala Chhoti491 people
- Pipariya491 people

[All 344 villages in Alirajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/alirajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambar from Alirajpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Ambar?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambar in?Alirajpur district (Alirajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambar?13.4% (Census 2011)