# Ambedhe Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Ambedhe

Ambedhe is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 169 households**, the 141st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 817people (2011)
- 169households
- 66.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Ambedhe PIN code and other codes

Ambedhe falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552227

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

## How far is Ambedhe from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)119 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)25 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 Ambedhe?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 school10+ km · Boiser
- ○Degree college10+ km · Boiser
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Ambedhe known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 18% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Ambedhe

Of every 100 households in Ambedhe in 2011, 52 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ambedhe · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**51%

Use banking services ****63%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ambedhe?

■ Ambedhe · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**983

Working population ****49.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.8% for women. 66% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 109 (27%)

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 Palghar

- Saratodi840 people
- Tighare829 people
- Jayshet820 people
- Lalthane818 people
- Chari Kh.816 people
- Mendhwan802 people
- Varkhunti792 people
- Dongare787 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambedhe from Thane?119 km by road
- What is the population of Ambedhe?817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambedhe in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambedhe?66.5% (Census 2011)