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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 338 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.31 hectares hectares.

Anantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 70.31 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 338
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 142nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 70.31 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Anantapur

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

Anantapur lies about 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about 8.8 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 Anantapur
Nearest railway station Haripal 8.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 35 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 Polba Dadpur 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 659. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Anantapur village has 338 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 950 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 969.

Anantapur covers 70.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anantapur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anantapur is Haripal, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about 8.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 17 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Narayanpara (5.3 km), Paschim Narayanpara (5.3 km) and Payan (5.3 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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