Ambarnath

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Ambarnath v • d • e Maharashtra • India
District(s)	Thane
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	203,795 (2001)

Coordinates: ° N ° E

Ambarnath is a city and a municipal council in Thane district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

The name Ambarnath literally means 'Lord of the sky'. Ambarnath is the site of a very old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, dating back, to 10th century. It is a beautiful temple carved out of stone in Hemad style construction. Ambarnath has a Mumbai Suburban Railway link to Mumbai and lies on the route to Karjat and Pune. Most people rely on the railway link to commute to Mumbai for work. Like all Mumbai subarbs Ambarnath is devided into east Ambarnath and west Ambarnath by railway. Ambarnath west is in an industrial zone and is home to hundreds of small and large chemical factories, the most famous of which are AMP and DMC. Many people also live in an area called Ordnance Estate which is meant for the Ordnance Factory nearby that manufactures artillery and bomb shells. It has given India an Olympian in the form of hockey player Mervyn Fernandes.

Ambarnath east has beautifully planned residential housing society called Suryodaya Housing Society; probably the largest housing society of bungalows in entire Asia which contains more than 655 plots and covers around 4 km² of area. The housing society has 4 sections namely Kansai, Saai, Kher(Herambh) and Vadavali. Out of these Kansai and Vadavali were small villeges in the past. The area in the west was named Jausai and the one in east was known Kansai. It was named after two sisters. (Sai means sister). The Saai section was named after Saai Baba (a saint from Shiradi). The Saai Section has a huge temple near Bhagini Mandal School. Ambarnath east was once a pristine area of beautiful Bungalows but unplanned development over the years has taken its toll. The infrastructure is getting stretched to support the current population growth and the Bungalows have all been replaced with cookie cutter apartment buildings.

Places to see in Ambarnath - Shiva Temple, GIP Tank, One Tree Point, Ayyapa Temple, Shantisagar Water Resort, Chikloli Dam and Barvi Dam.

Ambarnath is a small self contained township which has very prominent schools like Bhausaheb Paranjape Vidyalay, Inner Wheel School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School), SICES, Fatima and Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalay. It also has two junior and senior colleges offering bachelors degrees in commerce science and arts.

A popular hill station called Matheran, and Titwala, which has a famous Ganesh temple, are close by.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Ambarnath had a population of 203,795. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ambarnath has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 60 years of age. Coordinates: 19°12′N, 73°10′E

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Ambarnath
Next station south: Badlapur	Mumbai suburban railway : Central Railway			Next station north: Ulhasnagar
	Stop No: 27	KM from starting: 60	Platforms: 3