Ambarnath

Village in Maharashtra, India

Place in Maharashtra, India

19°12′32″N 73°11′10″E / 19.209°N 73.186°E / 19.209; 73.186CountryIndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictThaneRegionMumbaiNamed forGod of skyGovernment

• TypeMunicipal Council • BodyAmbernath Municipal Council • PresidentManisha WalekarArea

• Total38 km² (15 sq mi)Elevation

35 m (115 ft)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

421501,
421502,
421505,
421506.

Telephone code0251Vehicle registrationMH-05Lok Sabha constituencyKalyanMember of ParliamentShrikant ShindeMember of Legislative AssemblyDr. Balaji KinikarVidhan Sabha constituencyAmbernath

Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: [əmbəɾnaːt̪ʰ]) is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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]

Religion in Ambarnath (2011)^[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			78.71%
Islam			10.27%
Buddhism			5.23%
Christianity			4.6%
Others			1.2%

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^[4]
Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer
Puranik Yogendra, politician.
Kay Kay Menon, actor.

References

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.