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About Ankali Village

Ankali is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,255, made up of 2,729 males and 2,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.81 hectares hectares.

Ankali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Area (hectares) 450.81 hectares
Population 5,255
Male Population 2,729
Female Population 2,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankali compares

By the 2011 count Ankali is the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 450.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ankali

Ankali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankali from other places

Ankali 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 Ankali
Nearest railway station Jayasingpur 3.0 km
Nearest town Jaisingpur 4.1 km
District headquarters Sangli 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 8.2 km

Villages closest to Ankali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankali village had a population of 5,255. That makes it the 25th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Ankali village has 2,729 males and 2,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankali has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Ankali covers 450.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankali falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ankali is Jayasingpur, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ankali.

Ankali 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.

Ankali is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Jayasingpur is about 3.0 km away. Jaisingpur is about 4.1 km away. Sangli 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 Haripur (5.7 km), Padmale (9.6 km) and Samdoli (10 km).

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

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