# Ambhe Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ambarnath, Thane 

# Ambhe

Ambhe is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,124 people in 231 households**, the 30th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,124people (2011)
- 231households
- 65.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Ambhe PIN code and other codes

Ambhe falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmbarnath
- Census village code553021

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

## How far is Ambhe from nearby towns?

- Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)41 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)16 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 Ambhe?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ambhe; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhoke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalyan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Ambhe known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 44% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Ambhe

Of every 100 households in Ambhe in 2011, 63 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ambhe · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**31%

Tap water ****3%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**42%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****59%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**76%

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 Ambhe?

■ Ambhe · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**923

Working population ****43.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 27 (6%) · **■** Other work 149 (31%) · **■** Marginal 253 (52%)

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 Ambarnath

- Karavale Kh1,237 people
- Usatane1,197 people
- Kudsavare1,172 people
- Dhavale1,167 people
- Kharad1,030 people
- Kushivali1,019 people
- Pimploli1,019 people
- Umbroli946 people

[All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambhe from Thane?41 km by road
- What is the population of Ambhe?1,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambhe in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambhe?65.6% (Census 2011)