Ambarnath

Ambernath is an eastern suburban city of Mumbai India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMRDA.[1] Ambarnath more often spelt as Ambernath is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra which comes under the Thane district of Maharashtra. The city has been named from the ancient Shiv Mandir 'Ambreshwar'. The temple was built in 1060 AD and is a unique example of Hemadpanthi architecture.

Ambernath
City
Mumbai Metropolitan City
Ambernath
Location of Ambernath in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.209°N 73.186°E / 19.209; 73.186
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • PresidentManisha Walekar
Area
 • Total38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total253,475
 • Density6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ambarnathkar
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421501,
421502,
421505,
421506.
Telephone code0251
Vehicle registrationMH-05
Lok Sabha constituencyKalyan
MPShrikant Shinde
MLADr. Balaji Kinikar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAmbernath

The city is known for various defence establishments such as Naval Materials Research Laboratory and Artisan Training Schools. Ordnance Estate occupies a large portion of land sprawling as large as a medium-sized town. It produces arms, ammunition and armored vehicles for Indian army and defense services commissioned under the Ministry of Defense, Government of India. It has two main factories namely Ordnance factory (OFA) and a Machine Tools Prototype Factory (MPF).

Religions in Ambernath
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 74%
Buddhists
 
 15%
Jains
 
 5.7%
Christians
 
 2.4%
Others†
 
 1.3%
Muslims
 
 1%
Distribution of religions
†Includes some errors in making this table Sikhs (0.2%)

Places of interest

Demographics

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ambernath in 2011 is 253,475; of which male and female are 132,582 and 120,893 respectively. Although Ambernath city has population of 253,475; its urban / metropolitan population is 18,394,912 of which 9,872,271 are males and 8,522,641 are females.

Notable people

References
  1. "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Ambernath, Kulgaon-Badlapur and Surrounding Notified Area". Mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. "Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur". Arjuna Awards in Hockey - Sanabung Manipur. Sanabung Manipur. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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