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About Ankadiya Village

Ankadiya is a mid sized village in Jasdan tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 828 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankadiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankadiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jasdan
Pincode 360050
Area (hectares) 939.59 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 828
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankadiya compares

By the 2011 count Ankadiya is the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents. Its 939.59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ankadiya

Ankadiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankadiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ankadiya from other places

Ankadiya lies about 71 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Botad Junction, about 24 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 Ankadiya
Nearest town Gadhada 19 km
Nearest railway station Botad Junction 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jasdan 26 km
District headquarters Rajkot 71 km

Villages closest to Ankadiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankadiya village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents.

Ankadiya village has 828 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankadiya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ankadiya is 360050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankadiya covers 939.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankadiya falls under Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ankadiya is Botad Junction, about 24 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ankadiya.

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

Ankadiya is in Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district. Gadhada is about 19 km away. Botad Junction is about 24 km away. Jasdan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadli (8.8 km), Veraval Bhadli (8.8 km) and Vinchhiya (15 km).

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

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