Ankapur
| Ankapur | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
.svg.png){kind=spacer}  Ankapur Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°30′N 77°51′E / 18.500°N 77.850°ECoordinates: 18°30′N 77°51′E / 18.500°N 77.850°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nizamabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,689 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 503224 |
| Website |
ankapur |
Ankapur or Ankapoor is a village in Armoor mandal, Nizamabad district, Telangana, India.
General
Ankapur or Ankapoor is a small, self-sufficient, progressive Model Village located in Armoor Mandal, Nizamabad District, Telangana state of, India. The village is 400 years old and is located on eastern side of the National Highway 63(NH16) connecting Nizamabad with Jagdalpur (CHG) also near to another National Highway 43(NH7) connecting Hyderabad and Nagpur. It lies 77 degrees 51 E longitude and 18 degrees 30 N latitude at an elevation of 404 meters above sea level. It receives an annual rainfall of about 1100 mm and experiences a subtropical climate.
In recent years the farmers have adopted modern methods and have succeeded in substituting subsistence farming with commercial farming. Besides cultivating commercial crops like turmeric, maize and vegetables on a large scale, the farming communities have been raising crops for seeds in preference to cereals and traditional crops for food grains.
This village is considered as one of the Model Villages in the country. It is recognized as a Model Village by the ICAR, ICRISAT and the International Rice Research Institute.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The total geographical area is 2,205 acres (892 ha).
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the population of the village was 5689. There are 4070 voters.
Agriculture
Major cash/commercial crops grown in the village:
Farmers grow vegetables as short term crops.
Ankapur (Ankapoor)village has been recognized as a Model Village by the International Rice Research Institute. Besides cultivating commercial crops, and vegetables on a large scale, the local farming communities have been raising crops for seeds in preference to cereals and traditional crops of food grains. The Peasant Association of the village coordinates, organizes and controls agricultural development programmes.
Seed Bowl of Telangana
Ankapur is a hub for commercial seed production of Sorghum(Red Jowar) and Pearl Millet(Bajra). These seeds were introduced in 1975 by National Seeds Corporation (NSC) in Ankapur Village on an experimental basis. Seeds cultivation has spread to surrounding mandals and villages. The turnover of the seed industry in Armoor mandal is around hundred crores.
There are about 30 seed processing plants in the village. The seeds after production and processing are exported to North Indian states for fodder grass. Seeds companies like Pioneer, Pro-Agro, Ganga Kaveri, Kaveri, Tulasi, Nuziveedu have processing plants in Ankapur Village.
The seed industry has solved the local unemployment problem to a large extent.
Village Development Committee(VDC)
Village Development Committee(VDC) alias Sarva Samaj is powerful decision making body of the village. The decision taken in the committee are final and villagers shall follow them. It comprises people from all the castes and religions of the village. Two people from each caste and religion act as members on a yearly basis. As this committee is composed of the people from all castes and religions the decision taken in this body have cent percent acceptance from the villagers. The decisions are taken in a democratic manner in the interest of the village. The unity and code of conduct of the village to a great extent are the efforts of this VDC.
Ankapur Development Forum (ADF)
Ankapur Development Forum (ADF) is a forum founded by Patriotic and Passionate youth of Ankapur village to unite all the Ankapurians worldwide and contribute for the holistic development of the village in Education,Health and Sanitation. It was founded in the year 2007. It has played great role in branding and marketing Ankapur on the web. This forum has launched website(www.ankapur.in) and Android application(Ankapur Village)for the village. ADF has united all the 150 NRIs of Ankapur in USA,UK,Australia,Canada,Singapore and UAE. It has united Ankapurians in different parts of India and worldwide through Google groups and Facebook groups. ADF has taken great effort in promoting Ankapur on the Internet and social media. ADF created Wikipedia article for Ankapur. Ankapur is now on Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linkedin, Wikipedia, Google Map, Google Blog, Pinterest, Google Picasa and several other social media due to the efforts and initiatives of ADF. ADF will play a great in the future. ADF has great Vision and Mission for holistic development of Ankapur Village.
Awards and recognition
- The government of Andhra Pradesh has recognized it as Model Village and awarded "Best Village" title.
- The village was awarded Model Village for cent percent tax collection for the past five years consecutively by District Magistrate or collector.
- International agencies like IRRI, ICRISAT, CRIDA, ICAR, recognize it as a Model Village.
Transport
Ankapur is located 183 kilometres from Hyderabad, 20 kilometres from Nizamabad and 5 kilometres from Armoor. It is connected by road through the four-lane national highway NH7 (NH44). Journey time would be 3 hours.
References
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- ↑ "Ankapur: A Model Village" (PDF). Kurukshetra-the monthly Journal of Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. September 2006. pp. 42–47. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ↑ "Integrating Seed Systems for Annual Food Crops" (PDF). Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops' Development in Asia and the Pacific. October 1995. p. 65. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ↑ "Sparking a Grey-to-Green Revolution for Dry Areas". International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. April 2008. p. para9. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "Spices in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh with special reference to the usages and consumptions" (PDF). Rice Research Center, Hyderabad, India. October 2007. p. 1,2,24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "The Role of Sustainable Agriculture and Renewable-Resource Management in Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions and Increasing Sinks in China and India." (PDF). Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Banglore, India. June 2002. p. 18. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "Ankapur A Model Village-Substituting Subsistence Orientation with Commercialization." (PDF). Kurukshetra Magazine,Ministry of Rural Developmeuntitled foldernt, Government of India. September 2006. p. 6. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
- ↑ "Ankapur A Model Village-Commercial Seed Production and processing industry" (PDF). Eenadu Telugu Daily Sunday Magazine(Time Magazine of Andhra Pradesh). October 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-10-14.