# Ambikanagar Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Ambikanagar

Ambikanagar is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 120 households**, the 152nd largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 645people (2011)
- 120households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Ambikanagar PIN code and other codes

Ambikanagar falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557225

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

## How far is Ambikanagar from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)27 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 Ambikanagar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akole
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akole
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangamner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ambikanagar known for?

About 31% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Ambikanagar

Of every 100 households in Ambikanagar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ambikanagar · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**52%

Tap water ****60%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**39%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**80%

Use banking services ****70%**

**84%

Television ****25%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****49%**

**33%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Ambikanagar?

■ Ambikanagar · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**897

Working population ****49.0%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Maveshi663 people
- Nirgudwadi661 people
- Ladgaon653 people
- Ekdare647 people
- Purushawadi626 people
- Shidawad623 people
- Tale623 people
- Manik Ozar615 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambikanagar from Ahmadnagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Ambikanagar?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambikanagar in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambikanagar?71.4% (Census 2011)