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About Angora Village

Angora is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 547 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Angora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 206.87 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 547
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Angora compares

By the 2011 count Angora is the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 206.87 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Angora

Angora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Angora as Available within 5 - 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 Angora from other places

Angora lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jangipur Road, about 8.8 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 Angora
Nearest railway station Jangipur Road 8.8 km
Nearest town Jangipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Angora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angora village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Angora village has 547 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angora has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Angora is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Angora covers 206.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Angora falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Angora is Jangipur Road, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Angora.

Angora is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angora is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Jangipur Road is about 8.8 km away. Jangipur is about 13 km away. Nanoor is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palitpur (4.4 km), Kalinagar (6.0 km) and Kalikapur (8.3 km).

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

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