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About Antapur Village

Antapur is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 335 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Antapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Antapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Pincode 442908
Area (hectares) 315.5 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 335
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Antapur compares

By the 2011 count Antapur is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 315.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Antapur

Antapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Antapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Antapur from other places

Antapur lies about 54 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 28 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 Antapur
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 9.1 km
Nearest town Chāndur 27 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 28 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 54 km

Villages closest to Antapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Antapur village had a population of 664. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Antapur village has 335 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Antapur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Antapur is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Antapur covers 315.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Antapur falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Antapur is Gadchandur, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Antapur.

Antapur is about 54 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Antapur is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 9.1 km away. Chāndur is about 27 km away. Gadchandur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jankapur (3.4 km), Kumbhezari (3.4 km) and Chikali Kh (5.4 km).

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

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