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- LGD code
- 550694
- Pincode
- 422208
- Post office
- Peint
- Population
- 563
- Households
- 110
- Literacy rate
- 43%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
Census 2011 · in context
How Ambas compares
By population, Ambas ranks #81 of 144 villages in Peth mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.0%
−17.2% vs mandal average
- Ambas
- 43.0%
- Peth mandal
- 60.2%
- Nashik district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+37 vs mandal average
- Ambas
- 1,025
- Peth mandal
- 988
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Ambas
- 5.1
- Peth mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ambas at a glance
Ambas is a village of 563 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Peth taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 81st-largest of 144 villages in Peth taluka. Literacy is 43%, 17 points below the taluka average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 422208, served by Peint post office; the LGD village code is 550694. The village votes in Nandgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande. The population is estimated at 664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Surgane →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambas · this village | 563 | 43% | — |
| Sadadpada (Su) · Peth | 1,692 | 58% | — |
| Surgane · Peth | 598 | 62% | — |
| Bordha · Peth | 503 | 51% | — |
| Bhatvihir · Peth | 464 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ambas
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NASHIK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 89
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 89
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 96.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 27.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 60.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ambas
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ambas
- LGD code
- 550694
- Pincode
- 422208
- Post office
- Peint
- Population (Census 2011)
- 563
- Population (projected 2026)
- 664
- Households
- 110
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 43.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dindori
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nandgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Bhaskar Bhagare
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande
- Block / Mandal
- Peth
- Nearest PHC
- Vardhaman Nursing Home (9.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422208
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)