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About Ankale Village

Ankale is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 727 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, 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 Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 210.04 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 727
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankale compares

By the 2011 count Ankale is the 48th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 210.04 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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 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 Ankale from other places

Ankale lies about 18 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is ldalhond, about under 2 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 railway station ldalhond under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 5.4 km
District headquarters Belgaum 18 km
Nearest town Belagavi 18 km

Villages closest to Ankale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankale village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 48th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Ankale village has 727 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankale has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ankale is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankale covers 210.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankale falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ankale is ldalhond, about under 2 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 Ankale.

Ankale is about 18 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 Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. ldalhond is about under 2 km away. Khanapur is about 5.4 km away. Belgaum is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idalhond (under 2 km), Khemewadi (under 2 km) and Ganebail (1.6 km).

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

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