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About Ankhola Village

Ankhola is a mid sized village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 983 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743704
Area (hectares) 116.78 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 983
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankhola compares

By the 2011 count Ankhola is the 44th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 116.78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ankhola

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

Ankhola lies about 6.2 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sanhati Halt, about 4.0 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 Ankhola
Nearest railway station Sanhati Halt 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 6.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 6.2 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 7.4 km

Villages closest to Ankhola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra I 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 Ankhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankhola village had a population of 1,868. That makes it the 44th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Ankhola village has 983 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankhola has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ankhola is 743704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankhola covers 116.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ankhola falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ankhola is Sanhati Halt, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ankhola.

Ankhola is about 6.2 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankhola is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sanhati Halt is about 4.0 km away. Habra I is about 6.2 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumra (under 2 km), Bamhati Raghabpur (2.2 km) and Raghabpur (2.2 km).

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

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