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About Anandapuram Village

Anandapuram is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,389, made up of 1,211 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anandapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandapuram village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 34.22 hectares
Population 2,389
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Anandapuram compares

By the 2011 count Anandapuram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 34.22 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Anandapuram

Anandapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Anandapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anandapuram from other places

Anandapuram lies about 42 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, 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 Anandapuram
Nearest railway station Anandapuram under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 22 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 42 km

Villages closest to Anandapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anandapuram village had a population of 2,389. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Anandapuram village has 1,211 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandapuram has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Anandapuram is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandapuram covers 34.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anandapuram falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Anandapuram is Anandapuram, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandapuram.

Anandapuram is about 42 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandapuram is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about under 2 km away. Sagar is about 22 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achapura (1.7 km), Malanduru (1.8 km) and Yebbodi (3.2 km).

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

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