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About Ankari Village

Ankari is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 413 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224205
Area (hectares) 102.84 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 413
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ankari compares

By the 2011 count Ankari is the 180th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 102.84 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ankari

Ankari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankari as Available within 5 - 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 Ankari from other places

Ankari lies about 32 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Goshainganj, about under 2 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 Ankari
Nearest railway station Goshainganj under 2 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 26 km
District headquarters Faizabad 32 km

Villages closest to Ankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankari village had a population of 851. That makes it the 180th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Ankari village has 413 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankari has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ankari is 224205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankari covers 102.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankari falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ankari is Goshainganj, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ankari.

Ankari is about 32 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankari is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Goshainganj is about under 2 km away. Akbarpur is about 22 km away. Bikapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauhaniya (3.1 km), Kewlapur Urf Takminpur (5.1 km) and Bhikhipur Jhaliha (5.6 km).

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

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