# Ambade Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Ambade

Ambade is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 115 households**, the 71st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 504people (2011)
- 115households
- 69.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Ambade PIN code and other codes

Ambade falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567925

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

## How far is Ambade from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)23 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 Ambade?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ambade; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ambade known for?

About 40% of the 839 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Ambade

Of every 100 households in Ambade in 2011, 97 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ambade · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**4%

Tap water ****85%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**66%

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

**6%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****79%**

**80%

Television ****27%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****82%**

**94%

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 Ambade?

■ Ambade · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**933

Working population ****60.9%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.6% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 198 (64%)

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 Ajra

- Ite615 people
- Shringarwadi612 people
- Haloli596 people
- Medhewadi589 people
- Bhavewadi492 people
- Bachi491 people
- Hajgoli Kh.490 people
- Jadhewadi487 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambade from Kolhapur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Ambade?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambade in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambade?69.9% (Census 2011)