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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 319 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 61.38 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 319
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 96th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 61.38 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Anantapur

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

Anantapur lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basulya Sutahata, about 2.5 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 Basulya Sutahata 2.5 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km

Villages closest to Anantapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur 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 622. That makes it the 96th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Anantapur village has 319 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 61.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anantapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anantapur is Basulya Sutahata, about 2.5 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 Anantapur.

Anantapur is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basulya Sutahata is about 2.5 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.7 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoharpur (3.7 km), Rampur (3.8 km) and Bar Basudebpur (4.1 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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