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About Ankursi Village

Ankursi is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 516 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.95 hectares hectares.

Ankursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankursi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 277.95 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 516
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankursi compares

By the 2011 count Ankursi is the 64th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 277.95 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Ankursi

Ankursi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ankursi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ankursi from other places

Ankursi lies about 19 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 13 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 Ankursi
Nearest railway station Khajuri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 14 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 19 km

Villages closest to Ankursi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankursi village had a population of 991. That makes it the 64th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Ankursi village has 516 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankursi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Ankursi covers 277.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankursi falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ankursi is Khajuri, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ankursi.

Ankursi is about 19 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankursi is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 13 km away. Pohri is about 14 km away. Shivpuri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akursi (under 2 km), Atraua (2.9 km) and Marora Ahir (3.2 km).

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

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