# Ambere Bk. Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri 

# Ambere Bk.

Ambere Bk. is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 165 households**, the 131st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 602people (2011)
- 165households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,189females per 1,000 males

## Ambere Bk. PIN code and other codes

Ambere Bk. falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChiplun
- Census village code565289

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

## How far is Ambere Bk. from nearby towns?

- Chiplun (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)122 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)28 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 Ambere Bk.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Margtamane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiplun
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ambere Bk. known for?

About 25% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Ambere Bk.

Of every 100 households in Ambere Bk. in 2011, 82 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ambere Bk. · ■ Chiplun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**23%

Tap water ****85%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****33%**

**54%

Television ****26%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Ambere Bk.?

■ Ambere Bk. · ■ Chiplun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1189**

**1095

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**949

Working population ****48.2%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (26%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Chiplun

- Hadkani658 people
- Chiveli656 people
- Pophali Bk.644 people
- Nandivase621 people
- Dugave544 people
- Kumbharwadi541 people
- Vaijee540 people
- Moravane Bk.519 people

[All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambere Bk. from Ratnagiri?122 km by road
- What is the population of Ambere Bk.?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambere Bk. in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambere Bk.?72.2% (Census 2011)