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About Ankorha Village

Ankorha is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,420, made up of 1,778 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares.

Ankorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankorha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 3,420
Male Population 1,778
Female Population 1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankorha compares

By the 2011 count Ankorha is the 9th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Ankorha

Ankorha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ankorha as Available within <5 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 Ankorha from other places

Ankorha lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 19 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 Ankorha
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 4.8 km
Nearest town Nokha 18 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 19 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Ankorha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankorha village had a population of 3,420. That makes it the 9th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Ankorha village has 1,778 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankorha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Ankorha covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankorha falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ankorha is Garhnokha, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankorha.

Ankorha is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankorha is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 4.8 km away. Nokha is about 18 km away. Garhnokha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhwa (under 2 km), Kusahi (1.8 km) and Dhawniyan (1.9 km).

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

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