Village · Petlawad, Jhabua
# Ambapada

Ambapada is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,043 people in 212 households, the 74th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.
- 1,043 people (2011)
- 212 households
- 42.0% literacy
- 1,094 females per 1,000 males

## Ambapada PIN code and other codes

Ambapada falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Petlawad
- Census village code 504404

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ambapada from nearby towns?
- Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ambapada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ambapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ambapada known for?

About 51% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ambapada

Of every 100 households in Ambapada in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ambapada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 45% 59%
- Television 1% 10%
- Mobile phone 41% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 51% 54%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ambapada?

■ Ambapada · ■ Petlawad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.0% 45.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1094 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1010 951
- Working population 54.3% 56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 32.8% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 309 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 238 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad
- Kumbha Khedi 1,120 people
- Salunia Chhota 1,085 people
- Semalia 1,085 people
- Bhurighati 1,045 people
- Khoriya 1,043 people
- Kachra Khadan 1,039 people
- Hadmatya 1,033 people
- Dadia 1,026 people

All 240 villages in Petlawad

## Quick answers
- How far is Ambapada from Jhabua? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Ambapada? 1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambapada in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambapada? 42.0% (Census 2011)

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