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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SURESH RAGHO WAGH
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- LGD code
- 550554
- Pincode
- 422003
- Post office
- Panchvati
- Population
- 1,654
- Households
- 295
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Sex ratio
- 935 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 937
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 258 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 423 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Dhakephal · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ambegaon compares
By population, Ambegaon ranks #70 of 153 villages in Dindori mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−14.1% vs mandal average
Ambegaon52.9%
Dindori mandal67.0%
Nashik district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
−20 vs mandal average
Ambegaon935
Dindori mandal955
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Ambegaon5.6
Dindori mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ambegaon at a glance
Ambegaon is a village of 1,654 people in 295 households (Census 2011) in Dindori taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 70th-largest of 153 villages in Dindori taluka. Literacy is 53%, 14 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Nashik district centre, 8 km from Bidkin, the nearest town, 25 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422003, served by Panchvati post office; the LGD village code is 550554. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Dhakephal, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SURESH RAGHO WAGH, and the village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 1,950 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ambegaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- NASHIK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,077.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 372.29
- Forest area (ha)
- 437.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ambegaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ambegaon
- LGD code
- 550554
- Pincode
- 422003
- Post office
- Panchvati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,654
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,950
- Households
- 295
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 935
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Coordinates
- 19.63893°N, 75.26051°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SURESH RAGHO WAGH
- Block / Mandal
- Dindori
Getting there
How to reach Ambegaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai258 kmcapital
- Hyderabad423 km
- Bengaluru782 km
- Chennai904 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChhatrapati Sambhajinagar25 km
- Bus stopBidkin Bus Stand8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Dhakephal8 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank14 km
- Petrol pumpAbbas Petroleum22 km
- CollegeShreeyash Ayurvedic College and Hospital Research Center21 km
- Police stationBidkin Police Station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ambegaon
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422003
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Other villages named Ambegaon
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- AmbegaonMurbad · Thane, Maharashtra1,020 pop
- AmbegaonAhmadpur · Latur, Maharashtra1,003 pop
- AmbegaonGangapur · Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra907 pop
Villages near Ambegaon
Other villages in Dindori mandal
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- Varkhede
- Chinchkhed
- Bopegaon
- Ambevani
- Umrale Bk.
- Sonjamb
- Vilwandi
- Pimpalnare
- Karanjwan
- Nalwadpada
- Dhakambe
- Jaulakedindori
- Rawalgaon
- Madakijamb
- Awankhed
- Talegaon Dindori
- Ambedindori
- Jopul
- Pade
- Rashegaon
- Nalegaon
- Shindwad
- Ahiwantwadi
- Ramshej
- Haste Dumala
- Tisgaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)