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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,119, made up of 1,594 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712707
Area (hectares) 166.66 hectares
Population 3,119
Male Population 1,594
Female Population 1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 19th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 166.66 hectares work out to about 19 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 a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Anantapur

Anantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anantapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anantapur from other places

Anantapur lies about 35 km from Hugli. 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 Anantapur
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 7.3 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Anantapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anantapur village had a population of 3,119. That makes it the 19th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Anantapur village has 1,594 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 712707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 166.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anantapur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Anantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Anantapur is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantapur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 7.3 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Hugli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur (under 2 km), Bhurisit Khejuria (3.9 km) and Khejuria (3.9 km).

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

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