Local businesses in Ambala
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 9
- Avinav Gambhir; La Pino'z Pizza; New Sunny Sweets; Chawla's; The Waffle Co.; Kingfisher Tourist; Sindhi Sweets; Sagar Ratna; Barista
- Clothing shops: 13
- Pooja Sarries; Lotto; Sweet Dreams; Celio; Cantabil; Aurelia; U.S. Polo Assn.; Mufti; Reebok; Peter England
- Supermarkets: 1
- Anuj Collection
- Clinics: 12
- Dr. Nagi Clinic; Sanjivni Eye and Medicare Centre; Amanpreet's E.N.T. Care Centre; Anand Clinic; Dr. Sarita Skin Clinic; Garg E.N.T Care; Heart Failure Clinic; Jindal's Clinic; Om Dental and Diet Clinic; Pushpa Mohan Nursing Home
- Schools: 2
- Police DAV Public School; Bell toll public high school
Ambala facts
- District
- Ambala district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 1,95,153
- PIN codes
- 133001 (Ambala), 134003 (Ambala City)
- Getting there
- Ambala sits on the border of Punjab and Haryana, close to Chandigarh. National Highway 44, the old GT Road, passes through it, and it is an interchange for travellers heading to neighbouring states.
- History
- Ambala is said to be named after a 14th-century Rajput called Amba, or after the goddess Bhawani Amba, whose temple still stands in the city.
- Education
- Ambala has many schools and colleges, including Maharishi Markandeshwar University at Mullana and a government polytechnic.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.