About Ankale Village

Ankale is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,896, made up of 1,971 males and 1,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591221
Area (hectares)	641.8 hectares
Population	3,896
Male Population	1,971
Female Population	1,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankale compares

By the 2011 count Ankale is the 27th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 641.8 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ankale

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

Ankale lies about 47 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 26 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 Ankale
Nearest town	Sankeshwar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	13 km
Nearest railway station	Parakanahatti	26 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	47 km

Villages closest to Ankale

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

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Common questions about Ankale

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankale village had a population of 3,896. That makes it the 27th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Ankale village has 1,971 males and 1,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankale has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Ankale is 591221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankale covers 641.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankale falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ankale is Parakanahatti, about 26 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 village for Ankale.

Ankale is about 47 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankale is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about 2.1 km away. Hukeri is about 13 km away. Parakanahatti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.