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About Ankale Village

Ankale is a large village in Jat tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,103, made up of 1,536 males and 1,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1973 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Jat
Pincode 416402
Area (hectares) 1973 hectares
Population 3,103
Male Population 1,536
Female Population 1,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankale compares

By the 2011 count Ankale is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents. Its 1973 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ankale

Ankale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankale from other places

Ankale lies about 5.1 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Jayasingpur, about 3.0 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 Ankale
Nearest railway station Jayasingpur 3.0 km
Nearest town Jaisingpur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jat 5.1 km
District headquarters Sangli 5.1 km

Villages closest to Ankale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankale village had a population of 3,103. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents.

Ankale village has 1,536 males and 1,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankale has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ankale is 416402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankale covers 1973 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankale falls under Jat tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ankale is Jayasingpur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankale.

Ankale is about 5.1 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankale is in Jat tehsil of Sangli district. Jayasingpur is about 3.0 km away. Jaisingpur is about 4.1 km away. Jat is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankalagi (under 2 km), Banali (under 2 km) and Balgaon (17 km).

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

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