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About Anandapur Village

Anandapur is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,271 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, 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 Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 415.1 hectares
Population 2,457
Male Population 1,271
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 50th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 415.1 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Anandapur

Anandapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anandapur 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 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 27 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 6.0 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 Neoranadi 6.0 km
Nearest town Maināguri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 27 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 27 km

Villages closest to Anandapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mal 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 2,457. That makes it the 50th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Anandapur village has 1,271 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandapur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Anandapur is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandapur covers 415.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anandapur falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anandapur is Neoranadi, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandapur.

Anandapur is about 27 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandapur is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 6.0 km away. Maināguri is about 26 km away. Mal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Gharia (under 2 km), Dhalabari (1.7 km) and Anandapur Tea Garden (2.3 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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