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About Anantapur Village

Anantapur is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 506 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723162, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723162
Area (hectares) 135.17 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 506
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anantapur compares

By the 2011 count Anantapur is the 61st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 135.17 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 951.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agar, Alkusa, Amchatar and Amlatora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,007. That makes it the 61st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Anantapur village has 506 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Anantapur is 723162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantapur covers 135.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anantapur falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Anantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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