Amboori
Amboori | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′N 77°11′E / 8.47°N 77.19°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Talukas | Kattakkada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Amboori Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,920 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 695505 |
| Telephone code | 35567443 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-74 |
| Sex ratio | 1072 ♂/1000♀ |
Amboori is a panchayath in Kattakkada Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala in India. It is situated 38 km south-east of capital city Trivandrum.
As per the 2011 Census, Amboori village has a population of 15,920, of which 4464 are males and 4785 are females. The population of children aged 0–6 is 866, which makes up 9.36% of the total population of the village. The average sex ratio of Amboori village is 1072, lower than the Kerala state average of 1084. The child sex ratio for Amboori, as per the census, is 977, which is higher than the Kerala average of 964.
Amboori village has a lower literacy rate than Kerala. In 2011, the literacy rate of Amboori village was 92.37% compared to 94.00% in Kerala. In Amboori male literacy stands at 94.34% while the female literacy rate was 90.54%.
An important ethnic group in the area is the Kanikar tribe; about 1200 members of this tribe live in the area.
Amboori is 40 km (25 mi) from the Agastiya mountain peak where Sage Agastiya, the founder of Ayurveda, is believed to have built his hermitage.