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About Ankalkuwa Village

Ankalkuwa is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 37 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankalkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankalkuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 495559
Area (hectares) 211.51 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 37
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankalkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Ankalkuwa is the 203rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 211.51 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ankalkuwa

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

Ankalkuwa lies about 71 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 56 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 Ankalkuwa
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 27 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 56 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 71 km

Villages closest to Ankalkuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankalkuwa village had a population of 73. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Ankalkuwa village has 37 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankalkuwa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ankalkuwa is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankalkuwa covers 211.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankalkuwa falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ankalkuwa is Darekasa, about 56 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 Ankalkuwa.

Ankalkuwa is about 71 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankalkuwa is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 27 km away. Khairāgarh is about 36 km away. Darekasa is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwahi (under 2 km), Samnapur (2.1 km) and Bipatpur (2.4 km).

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

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