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About Ankuri Village

Ankuri is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 709 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Pincode 824203
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 709
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankuri compares

By the 2011 count Ankuri is the 50th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ankuri

Ankuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankuri from other places

Ankuri lies about 40 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ankuri
Tehsil headquarters Goh 6.4 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 24 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 40 km

Villages closest to Ankuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ankuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankuri village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 50th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Ankuri village has 709 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankuri has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Ankuri is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankuri covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankuri falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ankuri is Rafiganj, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankuri.

Ankuri is about 40 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankuri is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 6.4 km away. Daudnagar is about 22 km away. Rafiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorkatti (under 2 km), Bhaluhar (2.3 km) and Niman (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ankuri today is likely to be higher.

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