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About Anantpur Village

Anantpur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 325 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 325
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Anantpur compares

By the 2011 count Anantpur is the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Anantpur

Anantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Anantpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anantpur from other places

Anantpur lies about 14 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Anantpur
Nearest railway station Rukhai Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 9.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 20 km

Villages closest to Anantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Anantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Anantpur village had a population of 621. That makes it the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Anantpur village has 325 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Anantpur is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantpur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anantpur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Anantpur is Rukhai Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Anantpur.

Anantpur is about 14 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantpur is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rukhai Halt is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 9.9 km away. Nalanda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (2.9 km), Saraia (5.9 km) and Kaiampur Makhdumpur (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Anantpur today is likely to be higher.

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