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Ankula

Athagad mandal
Pincode 754295
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Purnachandra Rout
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LGD code
399046
Pincode
754295
Post office
Athagarh Bazar
Population
1,339
Households
271
Literacy rate
77.3%
Sex ratio
878 ♀/1000♂
Workers
530
Distance to district centre
339 km
Distance to mandal centre
340 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
383 km
Distance to Hyderabad
455 km
Nearest railway station
Kotapar Road · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govinda Ayyurvedic Clinic · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ankula compares

By population, Ankula ranks #24 of 151 villages in Athagad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.3%
+9.9% vs mandal average
Ankula
77.3%
Athagad mandal
67.4%
Cuttack district
76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−76 vs mandal average
Ankula
878
Athagad mandal
954
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ankula
4.9
Athagad mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ankula at a glance

Ankula is a village of 1,339 people in 271 households (Census 2011) in Athagad block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 24th-largest of 151 villages in Athagad block. Literacy is 77%, 10 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 339 km from the Cuttack district centre, 57 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 16 km from Kotapar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754295, served by Athagarh Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 399046. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govinda Ayyurvedic Clinic, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Purnachandra Rout, and the village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 1,579 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ankula

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ATHAGAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
58
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Samsarpur
Total area (ha)
272
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ankula

LGD code
399046
Pincode
754295
Post office
Athagarh Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,339
Population (projected 2026)
1,579
Households
271
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
878
Literacy rate
77.3%
Coordinates
19.16967°N, 82.36782°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Cuttack
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Baramba
Member of Parliament
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Purnachandra Rout
Block / Mandal
Athagad
Getting there

How to reach Ankula

Mandal centre
Athagad · ≈ 340 km
≈ 11 h 38 min by car · 13 h 49 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Cuttack · ≈ 339 km
≈ 11 h 36 min by car · 13 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 57 min by car · 2 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar383 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad455 km
  • Chennai713 km
  • Kolkata729 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotapar Road16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovinda Ayyurvedic Clinic11 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank37 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station54 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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