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About Ankapara Village

Ankapara is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 533 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 137.58 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 533
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Ankapara compares

By the 2011 count Ankapara is the 101st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 137.58 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Ankapara

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

Ankapara lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Belur Math, 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 Ankapara
Nearest town Chakapara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Belur Math under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 32 km

Villages closest to Ankapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankapara village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 101st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankapara has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Ankapara is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankapara covers 137.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankapara falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ankapara is Belur Math, 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 Ankapara.

Ankapara is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankapara is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Chakapara is about under 2 km away. Belur Math is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapsara (under 2 km), Balia (2.0 km) and Lakshmanpur (7.9 km).

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

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