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About Ankalbira Village

Ankalbira is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 132 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankalbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankalbira village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770075
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 132
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankalbira compares

By the 2011 count Ankalbira is the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 973.

Getting to Ankalbira

Ankalbira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankalbira as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ankalbira from other places

Ankalbira lies about 45 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 4.9 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 Ankalbira
Nearest railway station Hemagir 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 12 km
Nearest town Belpahar 13 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 45 km

Villages closest to Ankalbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankalbira village had a population of 284. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Ankalbira village has 132 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankalbira has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ankalbira is 770075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankalbira covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankalbira falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ankalbira is Hemagir, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankalbira.

Ankalbira is about 45 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankalbira is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemagir is about 4.9 km away. Hemgir is about 12 km away. Belpahar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barabahal (2.0 km), Singaribahal (3.1 km) and Dhekanapani (3.6 km).

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

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