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About Anara Village

Anara is one of the larger villages in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,517, made up of 2,822 males and 2,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 533.56 hectares
Population 5,517
Male Population 2,822
Female Population 2,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Anara compares

By the 2011 count Anara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 533.56 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Anara

The census records public bus service for Anara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anara from other places

Anara lies about 26 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about under 2 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 Anara
Nearest railway station Anara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 6.0 km
Nearest town Adra 13 km
District headquarters Puruliya 26 km

Villages closest to Anara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Para 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 Anara

As per the Census of India 2011, Anara village had a population of 5,517. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Anara village has 2,822 males and 2,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anara has about 955 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Anara is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anara covers 533.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Anara is Anara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Anara.

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

Anara is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Para is about 6.0 km away. Adra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panara (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Jhanpara (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Anara today is likely to be higher.

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