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About Ankasandra Village

Ankasandra is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 411 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572226
Area (hectares) 309.03 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 411
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankasandra compares

By the 2011 count Ankasandra is the 69th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 309.03 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ankasandra

Ankasandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankasandra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ankasandra from other places

Ankasandra lies about 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 22 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 Ankasandra
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 10 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 10 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 62 km

Villages closest to Ankasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankasandra village had a population of 837. That makes it the 69th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Ankasandra village has 411 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankasandra has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ankasandra is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankasandra covers 309.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankasandra falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ankasandra is Banashankari, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ankasandra.

Ankasandra is about 62 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankasandra is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 10 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 10 km away. Banashankari is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankasandra Kavalu (under 2 km), Bangaragere (1.7 km) and Aralikere (2.4 km).

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

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