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About Abankela Village

Abankela is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 386 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abankela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abankela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 386
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abankela compares

By the 2011 count Abankela is the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Abankela

Abankela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Abankela as Available within 10+ 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 Abankela from other places

Abankela lies about 18 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 9.6 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 Abankela
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Dhutra 9.6 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 11 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 18 km

Villages closest to Abankela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abankela village had a population of 773. That makes it the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Abankela village has 386 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abankela has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Abankela is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abankela covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Abankela falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Abankela is Dhutra, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance for Abankela.

Abankela is about 18 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abankela is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 2.0 km away. Dhutra is about 9.6 km away. Jharsuguda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Remenda (1.7 km), Bhasma (2.0 km) and Kaintara (2.1 km).

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

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