Ambarnath
Ambarnath
Village in Maharashtra, India
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: [əmbəɾnaːt̪ʰ]) is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.[1]
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Quick Facts Ambernath, Country ...
Ambernath | |
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  Ambernath Location of Ambernath in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19.209°N 73.186°E / 19.209; 73.186 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Region | Mumbai |
| Named for | God of sky |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Ambernath Municipal Council |
| • President | Manisha Walekar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 421501, 421502, 421505, 421506. |
| Telephone code | 0251 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Member of Parliament | Shrikant Shinde |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | Dr. Balaji Kinikar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ambernath |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1951 | 21,498 | — |
| 1961 | 34,509 | +60.5% |
| 1971 | 56,276 | +63.1% |
| 1981 | 96,347 | +71.2% |
| 2001 | 203,804 | +111.5% |
| 2011 | 253,475 | +24.4% |
| Source: Government of India[2] | ||
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More information Religion in Ambarnath (2011) ...
| Religion in Ambarnath (2011)[3] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 78.71% | |||
| Islam | 10.27% | |||
| Buddhism | 5.23% | |||
| Christianity | 4.6% | |||
| Others | 1.2% | |||
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In 2011, Ambarnath had a population of 253,475, with 132,582 Males and 120,893 Females. Its population grew by 24.4% from 2001, when it had a population of 203,804. It is overwhelmingly Hindu, with about eighty percent of the population being Hindu.
- Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player[4]
- Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer
- Puranik Yogendra, politician.
- Kay Kay Menon, actor.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambarnath.
- "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badlapur and Surrounding Notified Area". Mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- "Ambarnath Population 2011". Census 2011.
- "Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur". Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur. Sanabung Manipur. Retrieved 8 October 2011.