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About Anandapur Village

Anandapur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 186 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 64.66 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 186
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 64.66 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 Anandapur from other places

Anandapur lies about 90 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 7.4 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 Dhamua 7.4 km
Nearest town Baruipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 90 km

Villages closest to Anandapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 370. That makes it the 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Anandapur village has 186 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandapur has about 989 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Anandapur is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandapur covers 64.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anandapur falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anandapur is Dhamua, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandapur.

Anandapur is about 90 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandapur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dhamua is about 7.4 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Sankrail is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaban Chak (2.2 km), Chhola Khali (2.2 km) and Bahadurpur (2.9 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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