About Ankhona Village

Ankhona is one of the larger villages in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,554, made up of 3,375 males and 3,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankhona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankhona village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Ketugram I
Pincode	713129
Area (hectares)	597.32 hectares
Population	6,554
Male Population	3,375
Female Population	3,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankhona compares

By the 2011 count Ankhona is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 597.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ankhona

Ankhona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankhona as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agardanga, Aiyapur Chak, Amgaria and Argun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ankhona

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankhona village had a population of 6,554. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Ankhona village has 3,375 males and 3,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankhona has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ankhona is 713129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankhona covers 597.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankhona falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ankhona notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ankhona.

Ankhona is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.