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About Ankupur Village

Ankupur is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 858 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Ankupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankupur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 858
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankupur compares

By the 2011 count Ankupur is the 58th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ankupur

Ankupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankupur from other places

Ankupur lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 4.1 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 Ankupur
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 4.1 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 18 km

Villages closest to Ankupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makhdumpur 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 Ankupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankupur village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 58th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Ankupur village has 858 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankupur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Ankupur covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankupur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ankupur is Wanabar Halt, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ankupur.

Ankupur is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankupur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 4.0 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 4.1 km away. Jehanabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatar (under 2 km), Khojpura (under 2 km) and Boknari Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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