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About Ankalga Village

Ankalga is a large village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,101 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1388.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankalga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585301
Area (hectares) 1388.04 hectares
Population 2,105
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankalga compares

By the 2011 count Ankalga is the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 1388.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ankalga

Ankalga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankalga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankalga from other places

Ankalga lies about 42 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Gaudgaon, about 23 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 Ankalga
Tehsil headquarters Afzalpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Gaudgaon 23 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 42 km

Villages closest to Ankalga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankalga village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Ankalga village has 1,101 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankalga has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ankalga is 585301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankalga covers 1388.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankalga falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ankalga is Gaudgaon, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ankalga.

Ankalga is about 42 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankalga is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Afzalpur is about 16 km away. Gaudgaon is about 23 km away. Gulbarga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batgera (under 2 km), Guolnur (3.6 km) and Karkanahalli (4.0 km).

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

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