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About Ankai Village

Ankai is a large village in Yevla tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,016, made up of 1,039 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1638 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Yevla
Pincode 423401
Area (hectares) 1638 hectares
Population 2,016
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ankai compares

By the 2011 count Ankai is the 35th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents. Its 1638 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ankai

Ankai 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 Ankai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankai from other places

Ankai lies about 72 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Ankaikila, about 1.8 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 Ankai
Nearest railway station Ankaikila 1.8 km
Nearest town Manmād 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Yevla 16 km
District headquarters Nashik 72 km

Villages closest to Ankai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankai village had a population of 2,016. That makes it the 35th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents.

Ankai village has 1,039 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ankai is 423401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankai covers 1638 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankai falls under Yevla tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ankai is Ankaikila, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ankai.

Ankai is about 72 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankai is in Yevla tehsil of Nashik district. Ankaikila is about 1.8 km away. Manmād is about 8.0 km away. Yevla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandgaon (2.6 km), Savkhede (3.6 km) and Balapur (3.8 km).

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

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