About Ananthapuram Village

Ananthapuram is one of the larger villages in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,525, made up of 2,770 males and 2,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1266.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606905, 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	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606905
Area (hectares)	1266.7 hectares
Population	5,525
Male Population	2,770
Female Population	2,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Ananthapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ananthapuram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1266.7 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 996.

Getting to Ananthapuram

Ananthapuram 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 Ananthapuram 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 12 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 52 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Onnupuram, about 6.7 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	Onnupuram	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arni	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	52 km

Villages closest to Ananthapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polur 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 5,525. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ananthapuram village has 2,770 males and 2,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ananthapuram has about 995 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Ananthapuram is 606905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ananthapuram covers 1266.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ananthapuram falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ananthapuram is Onnupuram, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Ananthapuram is about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ananthapuram is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Onnupuram is about 6.7 km away. Arni is about 18 km away. Polur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.