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About Anathpur Village

Anathpur is a mid sized village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 881 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 34.57 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 881
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Anathpur compares

By the 2011 count Anathpur is the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 34.57 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Anathpur

Anathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anathpur 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 Anathpur from other places

Anathpur lies about 50 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 3.2 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 Anathpur
Nearest railway station Bakudi 3.2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 24 km
District headquarters Maldah 50 km

Villages closest to Anathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anathpur village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Anathpur village has 881 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anathpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Anathpur is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anathpur covers 34.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anathpur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anathpur is Bakudi, about 3.2 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 Anathpur.

Anathpur is about 50 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anathpur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 3.2 km away. Rājmahal is about 17 km away. Manikchak is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (7.6 km), Chandipur Tafir (7.6 km) and Dakshin Chandipur (7.6 km).

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

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