Ankapur (అంకాపూర్ ఆదర్ష గ్రమాము)

Ankapur(Ankapoor) Village has been recognized as a Model Village by many agencies including International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines, for outstanding achievements in the field of agriculture development. Besides cultivating commercial crops and vegetables on a large scale, the local farming communities have been raising various crops for seeds in preference to cereals and traditional crops of food grains. The Peasant Association of the village coordinates, organizes and controls various agricultural development programmes. The village also boasts of modern amenities for the inhabitants and is also taking up its marketing activities itself.

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 16 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. This village is considered 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 many agencies including International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines.

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