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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MELKIBEN ISHWARBHAI VASAVA
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- LGD code
- 522392
- Pincode
- 393030
- Post office
- Hansot
- Population
- 1,092
- Households
- 228
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 600
- Distance to district centre
- 85 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 56 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 218 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 243 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhesan · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rahat Dar Nu Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ambheta compares
By population, Ambheta ranks #20 of 45 villages in Hansot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.8%
−6.1% vs mandal average
- Ambheta
- 65.8%
- Hansot mandal
- 71.9%
- Bharuch district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+13 vs mandal average
- Ambheta
- 961
- Hansot mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Ambheta
- 4.8
- Hansot mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ambheta at a glance
Ambheta is a village of 1,092 people in 228 households (Census 2011) in Hansot taluka, Bharuch district, Gujarat, the 20th-largest of 45 villages in Hansot taluka. Literacy is 66%, 6 points below the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Bharuch district centre, 8 km from Olpad, the nearest town, 5 km from Bhesan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 393030, served by Hansot post office; the LGD village code is 522392. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rahat Dar Nu Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is MELKIBEN ISHWARBHAI VASAVA, and the village votes in Bharuch assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rameshbhai Narandas Mistry. The population is estimated at 1,287 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ambheta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANKLESVAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AMBHETA
- Total area (ha)
- 952.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 299
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Ambheta
- LGD code
- 522392
- Pincode
- 393030
- Post office
- Hansot
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,092
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,287
- Households
- 228
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Coordinates
- 21.26172°N, 72.74549°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rameshbhai Narandas Mistry
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MELKIBEN ISHWARBHAI VASAVA
- Block / Mandal
- Hansot
- Nearest PHC
- Shree Sai Clinic, Dahin Nagar (4.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ambheta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar218 kmcapital
- Mumbai243 km
- Hyderabad741 km
- Delhi933 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhesan5 km
- Bus stopUtran R.O.B. Bridge13 km
- Hospital / PHCRahat Dar Nu Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India7 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
- CollegeShri O.H. Nazar Ayurved College11 km
- Police stationChowk Bazar Police Station (Furja)10 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Rahat Dar Nu Hospital3.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ambheta
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Saibaba TempleTemple3.6 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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