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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 606 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721635, 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 Sutahata
Pincode 721635
Area (hectares) 65.41 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 606
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 65.41 hectares work out to about 18 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 952.

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 <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 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
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Basulya Sutahata 2.5 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.7 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 Sutahata 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 1,179. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Anantapur village has 606 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 721635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 65.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Anantapur falls under Sutahata 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 <5 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 Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Sutahata is about 2.4 km away. Basulya Sutahata is about 2.5 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (3.9 km), Bangopalpur (4.4 km) and Gopalpur (4.4 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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