General Information
Ankapur(Ankapoor) is a small, self-sufficient, progressive model village located in Armoor Mandal, Nizamabad District, Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The village is 400 years old and is located on eastern side of the National Highway(NH16) connecting Nizamabad with Jagdalpur(CHG) also near to the another National Highway(NH7) connecting Hyderabad and Nagpur. It lies 77 degrees 51 E longitude ad 18 degrees 30 N latitude at an elevation of 404 meters above the level. It receives an annual rainfall of about 1100 mm and experiences a subtropical climate.
In recent years Ankapur (Ankapoor) has earned a great name in agricultural development. The farmers have started adopting modern methods and they have succeeded in substituting subsistence orientation with commercialization. Besides cultivation commercial crops like turmeric, maize and vegetables on a large scale the local farming communities have been raising various 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 due to an overall development in general and agricultural development in particular. It is recognized as a model village by the ICAR, ICRISAT and the International Rice Research Institute.
The total geographical area is 2,205 acres (892 ha).
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