Ambelim | |
Native Name: | Ambelle |
Native Name Lang: | knn |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Goa, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | South Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name3: | Salcete |
Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Village Panchayat |
Leader Party: | AAP |
Leader Title: | Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly |
Leader Title1: | Sarpanch |
Leader Title2: | Deputy Sarpanch |
Leader Name: | Cruz Silva |
Leader Name1: | Celia Torcato[1] |
Leader Name2: | Valency Carvalho |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.89 |
Population Total: | 3500[2] |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Ambelkar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional/Cultural |
Demographics1 Info2: | Romi Konkani Portuguese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 403723 |
Area Code: | 0832 |
Registration Plate: | GA |
Ambelim (Konkani: Ambelle) is a large village[3] that's located within the Salcete taluka and falls under the South Goa district. It shares its border with Velim and Assolna villages. The village has a predominant population from the fishing and scheduled tribe communities and has a population of about 3500 residents in seven wards.[4]
Ambelim comes under the Velim Assembly constituency and is home to the Velim MLA, Cruz Silva.[5]