# Ambiste Bk. Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/ambiste-bk/ Village · Vada, Thane # Ambiste Bk. Ambiste Bk. is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 270 households**, the 43rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,165people (2011) - 270households - 70.8%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Ambiste Bk. PIN code and other codes Ambiste Bk. falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552046 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambiste Bk. from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)26 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 Ambiste Bk.? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ambiste Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 school10+ km · Khanivali - ○Degree college10+ km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ambiste Bk. known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Ambiste Bk. Of every 100 households in Ambiste Bk. in 2011, 58 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ambiste Bk. · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **62% Toilet within the home ****44%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **49% Tap water ****3%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **74% Use banking services ****53%** **55% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****47%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****39%** **41% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Ambiste Bk.? ■ Ambiste Bk. · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213** **968 Working population ****48.6%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (28%) · **■** Marginal 104 (18%) 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 Vada - Sapane Bk.1,221 people - Dahe1,211 people - Usar1,202 people - Vasuri Bk1,169 people - Kalamkhand1,164 people - Kalambhe1,157 people - Jamghar1,136 people - Gates Bk.1,134 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambiste Bk. from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Ambiste Bk.?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambiste Bk. in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambiste Bk.?70.8% (Census 2011)