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About Anko Village

Anko is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 246 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 197.54 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 246
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anko compares

By the 2011 count Anko is the 153rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 197.54 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Anko

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

Anko lies about 53 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 22 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 Anko
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 12 km
Nearest railway station Bortalao 22 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 29 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Anko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anko village had a population of 553. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Anko village has 246 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anko has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Anko is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anko covers 197.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anko falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Anko is Bortalao, about 22 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 Anko.

Anko is about 53 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anko is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 12 km away. Bortalao is about 22 km away. Dongargarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katenga Tola (2.0 km), Khobha (3.9 km) and Jaitgudra (3.9 km).

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

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