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About Anandapur Village

Anandapur is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,466 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 290.56 hectares
Population 2,873
Male Population 1,466
Female Population 1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anandapur compares

By the 2011 count Anandapur is the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 290.56 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Anandapur

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

How far is Anandapur from other places

Anandapur lies about 4.1 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 Anandapur
Nearest railway station Bandel Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 4.1 km
District headquarters Hugli 4.1 km

Villages closest to Anandapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Anandapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Anandapur village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Anandapur village has 1,466 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandapur has about 960 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Anandapur is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandapur covers 290.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anandapur falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anandapur is Bandel Junction, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Anandapur.

Anandapur is about 4.1 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandapur is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Bandel Junction is about 1.6 km away. Goghat I is about 4.1 km away. Hugli is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadur (12 km), Khorda Kanpur (14 km) and Hariharpur (14 km).

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

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