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September 2026
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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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- LGD code
- 553398
- Pincode
- 410206
- Post office
- Khanda Colony
- Population
- 161
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 54%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 84
Census 2011 · in context
How Ambe Tarfe Waje compares
By population, Ambe Tarfe Waje ranks #152 of 158 villages in Panvel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.0%
−15.8% vs mandal average
- Ambe Tarfe Waje
- 54.0%
- Panvel mandal
- 69.8%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
+118 vs mandal average
- Ambe Tarfe Waje
- 1,013
- Panvel mandal
- 895
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Ambe Tarfe Waje
- 5.0
- Panvel mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ambe Tarfe Waje at a glance
Ambe Tarfe Waje is a village of 161 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Panvel taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 152nd-largest of 158 villages in Panvel taluka. Literacy is 54%, 16 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 410206, served by Khanda Colony post office; the LGD village code is 553398. The village votes in Ambegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil. The population is estimated at 190 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dundre →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambe Tarfe Waje · this village | 161 | 54% | — |
| Dundre · Panvel | 2,051 | 69% | — |
| Ritghar · Panvel | 1,169 | 74% | — |
| Chinchavali Tarfe Waje · Panvel | 583 | 70% | — |
| Shivansai · Panvel | 332 | 64% | — |
| Dundarai · Panvel | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ambe Tarfe Waje
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 12
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PANVEL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ambe Tarfe Waje
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ambe Tarfe Waje
- LGD code
- 553398
- Pincode
- 410206
- Post office
- Khanda Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 161
- Population (projected 2026)
- 190
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 54.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ambegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dilip Dattatray Walse Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Panvel
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)