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

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Ambhan

Ambhan is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 131 households**, the 158th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 660people (2011)
- 131households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Ambhan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552345

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

## How far is Ambhan from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)105 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)24 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 Ambhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ambhan; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Ambhan known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 40% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Ambhan

Of every 100 households in Ambhan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ambhan · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**51%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****26%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ambhan?

■ Ambhan · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1270**

**983

Working population ****49.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (71%) · **■** Other work 34 (10%) · **■** Marginal 55 (17%)

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

- Akoli690 people
- Kharshet688 people
- Dande682 people
- Saravali673 people
- Bandhan652 people
- Mathane649 people
- Vikaswadi645 people
- Nagavepada642 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ambhan from Thane?105 km by road
- What is the population of Ambhan?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambhan in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ambhan?69.6% (Census 2011)