# Ambad Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/ambad/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Ambad Ambad is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,590 people in 529 households**, the 23rd largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 2,590people (2011) - 529households - 77.3%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Ambad PIN code and other codes Ambad falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambad from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)128 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)7 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 Ambad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ambad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akole - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akole - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akole - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ambad known for? About 65% of the 1,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Ambad Of every 100 households in Ambad in 2011, 72 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ambad · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **61% Toilet within the home ****74%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **52% Tap water ****29%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **80% Use banking services ****78%** **84% Television ****48%** **33% Mobile phone ****71%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Ambad? ■ Ambad · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **897 Working population ****58.2%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,082 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%) 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 Akola - Pimpalgaon Nipani2,967 people - Dhamangaon Pat2,868 people - Hivargaon2,757 people - Lingdev2,637 people - Keli Rumhanwadi2,378 people - Sugaon Bk.2,357 people - Pangari2,261 people - Sawargaonpat2,248 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambad from Ahmadnagar?128 km by road - What is the population of Ambad?2,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambad in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambad?77.3% (Census 2011)