# Ankira Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Ankira

Ankira is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496245**. The 2011 Census counted **2,217 people in 557 households**, the 10th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,217people (2011)
- 557households
- 76.3%literacy
- 496245PIN code

## Ankira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ankira is 496245.** Ankira falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496245
- Gram panchayatAnkira
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434189

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

## How far is Ankira from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)113 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (nearest town)113 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 Ankira?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Ankira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tapkara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Ankira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and maize**. About 72% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Ankira

Of every 100 households in Ankira in 2011, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ankira · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**31%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Ankira?

■ Ankira · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**992

Working population ****59.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 739 (56%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (6%) · **■** Marginal 288 (22%)

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 Farsabahar

- Lawakera3,129 people
- Singibahar3,125 people
- Kolhenjhariya2,517 people
- Tumla2,471 people
- Bhagora1,872 people
- Bangaon1,854 people
- Uparkachhar1,841 people
- Dhourasand1,763 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ankira?496245
- How far is Ankira from Jashpur Nagar?113 km by road
- What is the population of Ankira?2,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankira in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ankira?76.3% (Census 2011)