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About Ankhor Village

Ankhor is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 421 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Ankhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankhor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 421
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankhor compares

By the 2011 count Ankhor is the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Ankhor

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

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 Ankhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankhor village had a population of 828. That makes it the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Ankhor village has 421 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankhor has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Ankhor covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankhor falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Ankhor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ankhor.

Ankhor is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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