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About Ankatahawa Village

Ankatahawa is a mid sized village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 970 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.26 hectares hectares.

Ankatahawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankatahawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Area (hectares) 179.26 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 970
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Ankatahawa compares

By the 2011 count Ankatahawa is the 72nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 179.26 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ankatahawa

Ankatahawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankatahawa 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 Ankatahawa from other places

Ankatahawa lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maniram, about 13 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 Ankatahawa
Nearest railway station Maniram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km

Villages closest to Ankatahawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankatahawa village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Ankatahawa village has 970 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankatahawa has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Ankatahawa covers 179.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankatahawa falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ankatahawa is Maniram, about 13 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 Ankatahawa.

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

Ankatahawa is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maniram is about 13 km away. Campierganj is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraur (1.9 km), Thakur Nagar (2.8 km) and Karjaha (3.6 km).

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

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