Ambarnath
{{Short description|Village in Maharashtra, India}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| 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 = {{coord|19.209|N|73.186|E|display=inline,title}}
| 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
}}
Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: [əmbəɾnaːt̪ʰ]) is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.{{cite web|title=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badlapur and Surrounding Notified Area|url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/ambernath-kulgaon-badlapur-and-surrounding-notified-area|access-date=2016-01-20|website=Mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in}}
Demographics
{{Historical population
| source = Government of India{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024}}
|1951 | 21498
|1961 | 34509
|1971 | 56276
|1981 | 96347
|2001 | 203804
|2011 | 253475
|align = left
}}
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Ambarnath (2011){{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/371-ambernath.html|title=Ambarnath Population 2011|website=Census 2011}}
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|78.71}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|10.27}}
{{bar percent|Buddhism|blue|5.23}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|4.6}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|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{{cite web|title=Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur|url=http://www.sanabung.com/awards/arjuna-awardees-in-hockey/|work=Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur|publisher=Sanabung Manipur|access-date=8 October 2011}}
- Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer
- Puranik Yogendra, politician
- Kay Kay Menon, Actor
References
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Category:Cities and towns in Thane district