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About Ankuri Village

Ankuri is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 483 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 885.91 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 483
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankuri compares

By the 2011 count Ankuri is the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 885.91 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ankuri

Ankuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ankuri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Ambakona, Amtipani, Arangloya and Bahagara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ankuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankuri village had a population of 973. That makes it the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Ankuri village has 483 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankuri has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ankuri is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankuri covers 885.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankuri falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ankuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ankuri.

Ankuri is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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