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About Ankro Village

Ankro is a large village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,581, made up of 2,379 males and 2,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankro village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 877.77 hectares
Population 4,581
Male Population 2,379
Female Population 2,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankro compares

By the 2011 count Ankro is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 877.77 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ankro

Ankro is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankro as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aguibil, Amjora, Baghabad and Balarampur Alias Khariduara. 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.

Common questions about Ankro

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankro village had a population of 4,581. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Ankro village has 2,379 males and 2,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankro has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ankro is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankro covers 877.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ankro falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ankro 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 village for Ankro.

Ankro is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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

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