About Anikola Village

Anikola is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 800 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anikola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan I
Pincode	721457
Area (hectares)	278.08 hectares
Population	1,579
Male Population	800
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Anikola compares

By the 2011 count Anikola is the 27th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 278.08 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Anikola

Anikola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Anikola 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Achkarbar, Alikasha, Angua and Anipara. 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 Anikola

As per the Census of India 2011, Anikola village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 27th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Anikola village has 800 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anikola has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Anikola is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anikola covers 278.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anikola falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Anikola notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Anikola.

Anikola is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.