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About Ankdih Village

Ankdih is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 599 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankdih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 238.04 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 599
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankdih compares

By the 2011 count Ankdih is the 98th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 238.04 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ankdih

Ankdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankdih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ankdih from other places

Ankdih lies about 14 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 7.5 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 Ankdih
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Gatora 7.5 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 14 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 14 km

Villages closest to Ankdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankdih village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 98th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Ankdih village has 599 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankdih has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ankdih is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankdih covers 238.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankdih falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ankdih is Gatora, about 7.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ankdih.

Ankdih is about 14 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankdih is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 3.4 km away. Gatora is about 7.5 km away. Bilaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koni (under 2 km), Lawar (1.8 km) and Kirari (3.0 km).

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

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