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About Ankali Village

Ankali is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 276 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 501.01 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 276
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankali compares

By the 2011 count Ankali is the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 501.01 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ankali

Ankali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ankali from other places

Ankali lies about 47 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, 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 Ankali
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 26 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 26 km
District headquarters Gadag 47 km

Villages closest to Ankali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankali village had a population of 525. That makes it the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Ankali village has 276 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankali has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ankali is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankali covers 501.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankali falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ankali is Yalavigi, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ankali.

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

Ankali is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Lakshmeshwar is about 24 km away. Shirhatti is about 26 km away. Yalavigi 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 Koganur (under 2 km), Govanakoppa (under 2 km) and Nagaramaduvu (2.1 km).

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

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