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About Ankula Village

Ankula is a mid sized village in Balugaon tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 269 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankula village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Balugaon
Pincode 752030
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 269
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankula compares

By the 2011 count Ankula is the 58th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Ankula

Ankula is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ankula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ankula from other places

Ankula lies about 68 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Balugaon, about 3.8 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 Ankula
Nearest railway station Balugaon 3.8 km
Nearest town Polasara 37 km
District headquarters Khordha 68 km

Villages closest to Ankula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankula village had a population of 567. That makes it the 58th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Ankula village has 269 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankula has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Ankula is 752030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankula covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankula falls under Balugaon tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ankula is Balugaon, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ankula.

Ankula is about 68 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankula is in Balugaon tehsil of Khordha district. Balugaon is about 3.8 km away. Polasara is about 37 km away. Khordha is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manitri (under 2 km), Chasangara (under 2 km) and Saranai (under 2 km).

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

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