Local businesses in Ambala
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Colleges and universities: 1
- Kalpana Chawla Government Polytechnic for Women
- Banks: 1
- State Bank of India
- Hospitals: 36
- Healing Touch Hospital; Mehnidratta Hospital; Jaspal Hospital; Leelawati Hospital, Ambala; Civil Hospital Ambala City; Aarogya Surgical Hospital; Aggarwal Heart And Surgical Hospital; Awan Children Hospital; Baveja Hospital; Kapil Eye Hospital
Ambala facts
- District
- Ambala district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 1,95,153
- PIN codes
- 133001 (Ambala), 134003 (Ambala City)
- 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.
- Geography
- Ambala has a humid subtropical climate, with a wet and hot monsoon and mild, dry winters.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.