Ambarnath

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

Ambernath
City Mumbai Metropolitan City
Shiv Mandir, Ambernath
Ambernath Location of Ambernath in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.209°N 73.186°E / 19.209; 73.186
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Region	Mumbai
Named after	God of sky
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Ambernath Municipal Council
• President	Manisha Walekar (National Democratic Alliance)
Area
• Total	38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	253,475
• Estimate  (2024)	358,000
• Rank	29th (as of 2011)
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	421501, 421502, 421505, 421506.
Telephone code	0251
Vehicle registration	MH-05
Lok Sabha constituency	Kalyan
Member of Parliament	Shrikant Shinde (National Democratic Alliance)
Member of Legislative Assembly	Dr. Balaji Kinikar (National Democratic Alliance)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ambernath

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.
• Wasim Mulla, Indian National Athlete triple Jumper.