Ambarnath
Village in Maharashtra, India
title: "Ambarnath" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ambarnath", "cities-and-towns-in-thane-district", "talukas-in-maharashtra", "cities-in-maharashtra"] description: "Village in Maharashtra, India" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambarnath" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Maharashtra, India ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ambernath |
| other_name | |
| settlement_type | City |
| Mumbai Metropolitan City | |
| image_skyline | File:Ambernath Shiva Temple.jpg |
| image_caption | Shiv Mandir, Ambernath |
| pushpin_map | India Maharashtra |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Ambernath in Maharashtra, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Maharashtra |
| subdivision_name2 | Thane |
| subdivision_name3 | Mumbai |
| established_title | |
| named_for | God of sky |
| government_type | Municipal Council |
| governing_body | Ambernath Municipal Council |
| leader_title | President |
| leader_name | Manisha Walekar (National Democratic Alliance) |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 38 |
| elevation_m | 35 |
| population_total | 253475 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_est | 358000 |
| pop_est_as_of | 2024 |
| population_rank | 29th (as of 2011) |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 421501, |
| 421502, | |
| 421505, |
- | | area_code | 0251 | | area_code_type | Telephone code | | registration_plate | MH-05 | | blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency | | blank1_info_sec1 | Kalyan | | blank2_name_sec1 | Member of Parliament | | blank2_info_sec1 | Shrikant Shinde (National Democratic Alliance) | | blank3_name_sec1 | Member of Legislative Assembly | | blank3_info_sec1 | Dr. Balaji Kinikar (National Democratic Alliance) | | blank4_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency | | blank4_info_sec1 | Ambernath | ::
| name = Ambernath | other_name = | settlement_type = City Mumbai Metropolitan City | image_skyline = File:Ambernath Shiva Temple.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Shiv Mandir, Ambernath | nickname = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Maharashtra | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ambernath in Maharashtra, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | subdivision_name2 = Thane | subdivision_name3 = Mumbai | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = God of sky | government_type = Municipal Council | governing_body = Ambernath Municipal Council | leader_title = President | leader_name = Manisha Walekar (National Democratic Alliance) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 38 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 35 | population_total = 253475 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_est = 358000 | pop_est_as_of = 2024 | population_rank = 29th (as of 2011) | population_demonym = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 421501, 421502, 421505, 421506. | area_code = 0251 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = MH-05 | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Kalyan | website = | footnotes = | blank2_name_sec1 = Member of Parliament | blank2_info_sec1 = Shrikant Shinde (National Democratic Alliance) | blank3_name_sec1 = Member of Legislative Assembly | blank3_info_sec1 = Dr. Balaji Kinikar (National Democratic Alliance) | blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Ambernath Ambarnath (Marathi pronunciation: [əmbəɾnaːt̪ʰ]) is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Demographics
| source = Government of India |1951 | 21498 |1961 | 34509 |1971 | 56276 |1981 | 96347 |2001 | 203804 |2011 | 253475 |align = left
|title=Religion in Ambarnath (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars=
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.
Notable people
- Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player
- Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer
- Puranik Yogendra, politician
- Kay Kay Menon, Actor
References
References
- "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badlapur and Surrounding Notified Area".
- "Census Tables".
- "Ambarnath Population 2011".
- "Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur". Sanabung Manipur.
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