# Ambeghar Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/ambeghar/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Ambeghar Ambeghar is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 276 households**, the 45th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,174people (2011) - 276households - 59.5%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Ambeghar PIN code and other codes Ambeghar falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambeghar from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thane (district HQ)89 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)18 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 Ambeghar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ambeghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Vikramgad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Ambeghar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Ambeghar Of every 100 households in Ambeghar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ambeghar · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **50% Toilet within the home ****43%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **72% Tap water ****6%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****6%** **15% Mobile phone ****56%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **54% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Ambeghar? ■ Ambeghar · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **966 Working population ****66.3%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 458 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (16%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Vikramgad - Dhamani1,323 people - Tetawali1,323 people - Onde1,321 people - Man1,263 people - Khoste1,169 people - Shil1,165 people - Moho Bk.1,113 people - Medhi1,094 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambeghar from Thane?89 km by road - What is the population of Ambeghar?1,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambeghar in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ambeghar?59.5% (Census 2011)