Ambadawe[1][2][3] is a village in the Mandangad taluk of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India.[4] This village is family origin of B. R. Ambedkar, the Chief Architect of constitution of India.
Ambadawe | |
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Village | |
 Gate of Ambadave | |
  Ambadawe Location in Maharashtra, India  Ambadawe Ambadawe (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′02″N 73°11′20″E / 18.017158°N 73.188997°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri district |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 240 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 402307 |
| Nearest city | Mandangad |
Census data
edit| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
| No. of Houses | 64 | - | - |
| Population | 240 | 111 | 129 |
| Child (0-6) | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| Schedule Caste | 57 | 27 | 30 |
| Schedule Tribe | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Literacy | 79.53% | 85.26% | 75.00% |
| Total Workers | 51 | 44 | 7 |
Notable people
edit- The family origins of B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian jurist, politician, and social reformer from Maharashtra is from this village. His original surname was Sakpal but his father registered his name to school in Ambadawekar, which comes from this native village name 'Ambadawe' , which later turned into Ambedkar.
References
edit- ^ "आंबडवे नाव योग्यच – खासदार अमर साबळे". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांचे मूळ गाव आंबवडे येथे आंतरराष्ट्रीय दर्जाचे शैक्षणिक संकुल". Loksatta. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "आंबेडकर गुरुजींचं कुटुंब जपतंय सामाजिक वसा, कुटुंबानं सांभाळल्या 'त्या' आठवणी". divyamarathi. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Villagers donate land for college in Maharashtra". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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