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About Ankori Village

Ankori is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 689 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 426.98 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 689
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankori compares

By the 2011 count Ankori is the 19th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 426.98 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Ankori

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

Ankori lies about 83 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 50 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 Ankori
Tehsil headquarters Basna 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 19 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 50 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 83 km

Villages closest to Ankori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankori village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 19th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Ankori village has 689 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankori has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Ankori is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankori covers 426.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankori falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ankori is Komakhan railway station, about 50 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 village for Ankori.

Ankori is about 83 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankori is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 19 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakurpali (under 2 km), Kayatpali (1.9 km) and Birsingh Pali (2.3 km).

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

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