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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a large village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,285 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743412, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743412
Area (hectares) 119.96 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 119.96 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Anantapur

The census records public bus service for Anantapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anantapur from other places

Anantapur lies about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about 11 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 Sondalia 11 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 34 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Anantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 2,508. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Anantapur village has 1,285 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 743412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 119.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anantapur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anantapur is Sondalia, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Anantapur is about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantapur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about 11 km away. Dam Dam is about 15 km away. Basirhat I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balipur (9.7 km), Dakshin Gulaichandi (15 km) and Gulai Chandi (15 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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