About Ananthapuram Village

Ananthapuram is a large village in Thovala tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,743, made up of 2,379 males and 2,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2566.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689851, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ananthapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ananthapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Thovala
Pincode	689851
Area (hectares)	2566.47 hectares
Population	4,743
Male Population	2,379
Female Population	2,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ananthapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ananthapuram is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,208 residents. Its 2566.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Ananthapuram

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

How far is Ananthapuram from other places

Ananthapuram lies about 21 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Viranialur, about 4.0 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 Ananthapuram
Nearest railway station	Viranialur	4.0 km
Nearest town	Nāgercoil	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thovala	21 km
District headquarters	Kanniyakumari	21 km

Villages closest to Ananthapuram

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

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Common questions about Ananthapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Ananthapuram village had a population of 4,743. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,208 residents.

Ananthapuram village has 2,379 males and 2,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ananthapuram has about 994 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 1053.

The pincode recorded for Ananthapuram is 689851. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ananthapuram covers 2566.47 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.

Ananthapuram falls under Thovala tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ananthapuram is Viranialur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ananthapuram is about 21 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ananthapuram is in Thovala tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Viranialur is about 4.0 km away. Nāgercoil is about 8.0 km away. Thovala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.