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About Ankhmau Village

Ankhmau is a large village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,138 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123.64 hectares hectares.

Ankhmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankhmau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 1123.64 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ankhmau compares

By the 2011 count Ankhmau is the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1123.64 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ankhmau

Ankhmau is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ankhmau as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankhmau from other places

Ankhmau lies about 24 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, about 7.9 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 Ankhmau
Tehsil headquarters Babai 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 7.9 km
Nearest town Itārsi 21 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Ankhmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankhmau village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Ankhmau village has 1,138 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankhmau has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Ankhmau covers 1123.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankhmau falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ankhmau is Bagratawa, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ankhmau.

Ankhmau is about 24 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankhmau is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 2.1 km away. Bagratawa is about 7.9 km away. Itārsi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujarwada (2.5 km), Rajon (2.9 km) and Chichli Kalan (3.0 km).

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

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