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About Ankura Village

Ankura is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 308 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 89.27 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 308
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ankura compares

By the 2011 count Ankura is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 89.27 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Ankura

The census records public bus service for Ankura as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ankura from other places

Ankura lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 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 Ankura
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalda I 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Ankura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankura village had a population of 601. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Ankura village has 308 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankura has about 951 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Ankura is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankura covers 89.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ankura falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ankura is Bandhdih, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ankura.

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

Ankura is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Jhalda I 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 Chandai (15 km), Ona (28 km) and Paramura (31 km).

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

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