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About Ankalwa Village

Ankalwa is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 844 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankalwa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389240
Area (hectares) 662.66 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 844
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankalwa compares

By the 2011 count Ankalwa is the 36th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 662.66 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ankalwa

Ankalwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankalwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankalwa from other places

Ankalwa lies about 32 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Kansudhi, about 42 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 Ankalwa
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 4.3 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 4.3 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 32 km
Nearest railway station Kansudhi 42 km

Villages closest to Ankalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankalwa village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 36th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Ankalwa village has 844 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankalwa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ankalwa is 389240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankalwa covers 662.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankalwa falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ankalwa is Kansudhi, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankalwa.

Ankalwa is about 32 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankalwa is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 4.3 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 4.3 km away. Panch Mahals is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salera (1.8 km), Aritha (2.1 km) and Ranpur (2.2 km).

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

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