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About Anandanagar Village

Anandanagar is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,915, made up of 1,916 males and 1,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anandanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712409
Area (hectares) 249.63 hectares
Population 3,915
Male Population 1,916
Female Population 1,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anandanagar compares

By the 2011 count Anandanagar is the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 249.63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Anandanagar

Anandanagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anandanagar as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anandanagar from other places

Anandanagar lies about 6.0 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 Anandanagar
Nearest town Chandannagar under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 15 km

Villages closest to Anandanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anandanagar village had a population of 3,915. That makes it the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Anandanagar village has 1,916 males and 1,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandanagar has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Anandanagar is 712409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandanagar covers 249.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anandanagar falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandanagar.

Anandanagar is about 6.0 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandanagar is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Chandannagar is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 6.0 km away. Singur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanda (7.9 km), Paltagar (8.8 km) and Mamudpur (9.2 km).

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

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