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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is one of the larger villages in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,123, made up of 4,168 males and 3,955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4494.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anantapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591212
Area (hectares) 4494.96 hectares
Population 8,123
Male Population 4,168
Female Population 3,955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 4494.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Anantapur

Anantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anantapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anantapur from other places

Anantapur lies about 128 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulgare, about 12 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 Anantapur
Nearest railway station Sulgare 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 19 km
Nearest town Athani 19 km
District headquarters Belgaum 128 km

Villages closest to Anantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Athni 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 Anantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Anantapur village had a population of 8,123. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Anantapur village has 4,168 males and 3,955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 591212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 4494.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anantapur falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Anantapur is Sulgare, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Anantapur.

Anantapur is about 128 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantapur is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulgare is about 12 km away. Athni is about 19 km away. Athani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambaragi (2.0 km), Ajur (2.9 km) and Tawashi (3.4 km).

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

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