# Ankhor Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Ankhor

Ankhor is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 187 households**, the 25th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 828people (2011)
- 187households
- 42.0%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Ankhor PIN code and other codes

Ankhor falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSauriya
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225445

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ankhor from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ankhor?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ankhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanakpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ankhor known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ankhor

Of every 100 households in Ankhor in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ankhor · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ankhor?

■ Ankhor · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**947

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 32.3% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 56 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dandkhora

- Raghaili991 people
- Nohari907 people
- Deokhand869 people
- Rampura862 people
- Ram Bhadarpur785 people
- Belrahi743 people
- Kalsara713 people
- Lohari688 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ankhor from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ankhor?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankhor in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ankhor?42.0% (Census 2011)