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About Ankalkuti Village

Ankalkuti is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 440 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankalkuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankalkuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 440
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankalkuti compares

By the 2011 count Ankalkuti is the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ankalkuti

Ankalkuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankalkuti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ankalkuti from other places

Ankalkuti lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 4.7 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 Ankalkuti
Nearest railway station Barabambo 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 8.8 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Ankalkuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankalkuti village had a population of 898. That makes it the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Ankalkuti village has 440 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankalkuti has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ankalkuti is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankalkuti covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankalkuti falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ankalkuti is Barabambo, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankalkuti.

Ankalkuti is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankalkuti is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 4.7 km away. Khuntpani is about 8.8 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kustuya (1.7 km), Purnia (2.1 km) and Chacha (2.1 km).

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

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