Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar
# Ankushvihir

Ankushvihir is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,282 people in 281 households, the 63rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 1,282 people (2011)
- 281 households
- 65.0% literacy
- 991 females per 1,000 males

## Ankushvihir PIN code and other codes

Ankushvihir falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Akkalkuwa
- Census village code 525134

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ankushvihir from nearby towns?
- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Talode (nearest town) 29 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ankushvihir?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Ankushvihir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ankushvihir known for?

The main crops are maize, jowar and jowar. About 96% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ankushvihir

Of every 100 households in Ankushvihir in 2011, 53 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ankushvihir · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 53% 30%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 86%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 47% 23%
- Television 8% 6%
- Mobile phone 6% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 75% 77%
- Own their home 91% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ankushvihir?

■ Ankushvihir · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.0% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 958 949
- Working population 58.4% 48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 489 (65%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 169 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa
- Pechari Deo 1,321 people
- Raisingpur 1,300 people
- Sinduri 1,297 people
- Vehgi 1,286 people
- Rajmohi Chhoti 1,275 people
- Amali 1,270 people
- Surgas 1,253 people
- Balaghat 1,224 people

All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa

## Other places named Ankushvihir
- Ankushvihir · Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar · 1,097 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Ankushvihir from Nandurbar? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Ankushvihir? 1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankushvihir in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ankushvihir? 65.0% (Census 2011)

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