About Anchal Village

Anchal is one of the larger villages in Pathanapuram tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33,088, made up of 15,732 males and 17,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anchal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anchal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Pathanapuram
Pincode	691306
Area (hectares)	2455 hectares
Population	33,088
Male Population	15,732
Female Population	17,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Anchal compares

By the 2011 count Anchal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents. Its 2455 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1120.

Getting to Anchal

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

Anchal lies about 5.8 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kilikollur, about 1.6 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 Anchal
Nearest railway station	Kilikollur	1.6 km
Nearest town	Tirkadavūr	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathanapuram	5.8 km
District headquarters	Kollam	5.8 km

Villages closest to Anchal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anchal village had a population of 33,088. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents.

Anchal village has 15,732 males and 17,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anchal has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1120.

The pincode recorded for Anchal is 691306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anchal covers 2455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anchal falls under Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Anchal is Kilikollur, about 1.6 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 Anchal.

Anchal is about 5.8 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anchal is in Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district. Kilikollur is about 1.6 km away. Tirkadavūr is about 3.0 km away. Pathanapuram is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.