{{Short description|Village in Maharashtra, India}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ambernath | other_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | settlement_type = City<br/>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 --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = God of sky | government_type = Municipal Council | governing_body = Ambernath Municipal Council | leader_title = President | leader_name = Tejashree Karanjule Patil | 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, <br /> 421502, <br /> 421505, <br /> 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 }} '''Ambarnath''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[əmbəɾnaːt̪ʰ]]]) is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{Historical population | source = Government of India<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref> |1951 | 21498 |1961 | 34509 |1971 | 56276 |1981 | 96347 |2001 | 203804 |2011 | 253475 |align = left }}
{{bar box |title=Religion in Ambarnath (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/371-ambernath.html|title=Ambarnath Population 2011|website=Census 2011}}</ref> |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<ref>{{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}}</ref> * Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * Puranik Yogendra, politician * Kay Kay Menon, Actor
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Category:Ambarnath Category:Cities and towns in Thane district Category:Talukas in Maharashtra Category:Cities in Maharashtra