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About Anai Village

Anai is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 542 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 299.06 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 542
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anai compares

By the 2011 count Anai is the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 299.06 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Anai

Anai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agoa, Amjora, Andhuli and Arita. 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 Anai

As per the Census of India 2011, Anai village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Anai village has 542 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anai has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Anai is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anai covers 299.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anai falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Anai notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Anai.

Anai is in Purulia II 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 Anai today is likely to be higher.

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