# Ambe Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/ambe/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Ambe Ambe is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,665 people in 460 households**, the 45th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 2,665people (2011) - 460households - 50.9%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Ambe PIN code and other codes Ambe falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code526002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambe from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)100 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)35 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 Ambe? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ambe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khabale - ○Degree college10+ km · Sjirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ambe known for? About 90% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Ambe Of every 100 households in Ambe in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ambe · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **71% Toilet within the home ****6%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **67% Tap water ****14%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **85% Use banking services ****8%** **29% Television ****8%** **26% Mobile phone ****11%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****80%** **52% Own their home ****96%** **88% 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 Ambe? ■ Ambe · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **925 Working population ****46.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 852 (68%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 73 (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 Shirpur - Amode2,999 people - Lakadya Hanuman2,881 people - Khairkhuti2,823 people - Tarhad2,687 people - Untawad2,659 people - Vanaval2,563 people - Malkatar2,545 people - Panakhed2,528 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambe from Dhule?100 km by road - What is the population of Ambe?2,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambe in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambe?50.9% (Census 2011)