Ambathurai is a

Village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Dindigul district in the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

, India. The latitude 10.2725047 and longitude 77.9244456 are the geo-coordinates of Ambathurai. Chennai is the state capital for Ambathurai village. It is located around 406.1 kilometer away from Ambathurai. The other nearest state capital from Ambathurai is Thiruvananthapuram and its distance is 214.2 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Pondichery (278.6 km). and Bangalore (303.3 km).

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Ambathurai had a population of 9,166. Males constitute 49.74% of the population and females 50.25%. Ambathurai has an average literacy rate of 66.75%, higher than the national average. The village is primarily focused on agriculture. Recently non-farming job opportunities and businesses have been started by the population.

Economy

Ambathurai is a clean and neat village known for its location surrounded by Hills in both the East and West side. It is also a comfortable residential area in Dindigul district. Ambathurai's economy depends on a mixed set of occupations like farming, daily wagers, government service staff and non-farming businesses.

Railway Station

There is a railway station in Ambathurai village. It is becoming a busy railway station due to its proximity to the town

Chinnalapatti Chinnalapatti is a municipal town in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu in India with a total population of about 26285 (as per 2011 census). In 2021 most of the wards are merged to accommodate it to 18 wards, as chinnalapatti is still a town pancha ...

. There are 3-4 Broad Gauge railway tracks in the station and it supports Electric Trains too. Few important Express trains and local passenger trains are stopping in the station. Notable ones is the Pandian Super fast Express that runs between

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

. Nearest Railway station is in Dindigul which is just located 10 kms away.

Police Station

The entrance of the Village Ambathurai starts with a police station. Cops are available 24/7 with regular sentry changes. They do frequently check for vehicles driven without proper documentation and quickly act during emergencies like accidents, thefts etc. One can contact the police station by dialing 0451-2452286.

Transportation

Ambathurai Village is situated on the National Highway 7 (NH7) which connects

with Dindigul. It has well connected bus facility and trains availability. Town buses operated by Government and Private sectors serve the need of this emerging town. The mofussil buses flying in NH-7 also serves the need. Madurai Airport is the nearest airport for this village (approximately 65 km).

Education

Schools Nearby

# St. Josephs Primary School - 1.5 km. # Rc Sagayarani Middle School - 0.8 km. # Thambithottam Higher Secondary School - 1.5 km. # Victory Matriculation School - 2.7 km.

Universities Nearby

* Gandhigram Rural Institute

References

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External links

Railway Station at Ambathurai
Villages in Dindigul district