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About Anandapur Village

Anandapur is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,343, made up of 2,263 males and 2,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 217.81 hectares
Population 4,343
Male Population 2,263
Female Population 2,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 217.81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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 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 Anandapur
Nearest railway station Basulya Sutahata 2.5 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km

Villages closest to Anandapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moyna 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 4,343. That makes it the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Anandapur village has 2,263 males and 2,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandapur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Anandapur is 721629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandapur covers 217.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anandapur falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anandapur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandapur.

Anandapur 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.

Anandapur is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basulya Sutahata is about 2.5 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.7 km away. Moyna 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 Gokul Nagar (6.7 km), Mirja Nagar (6.7 km) and Dakshin Ankha (9.5 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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