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About Ankduar Village

Ankduar is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 242 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankduar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankduar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 313.05 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 242
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankduar compares

By the 2011 count Ankduar is the 81st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 313.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ankduar

Ankduar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ankduar as Available within 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 Agharpur, Alkusha, Amdih and Aroyargari. 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 Ankduar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankduar village had a population of 492. That makes it the 81st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Ankduar village has 242 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankduar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ankduar is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankduar covers 313.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankduar falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Ankduar is in Jaipur 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 Ankduar today is likely to be higher.

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