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About Anantakota Village

Anantakota is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 673 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anantakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anantakota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 157.82 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 673
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anantakota compares

By the 2011 count Anantakota is the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 157.82 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Anantakota

Anantakota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anantakota as Available within 5 - 10 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 Anantakota from other places

Anantakota lies about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 Anantakota
Nearest railway station Dhachna 2.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 30 km

Villages closest to Anantakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anantakota village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Anantakota village has 673 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anantakota has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Anantakota is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anantakota covers 157.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anantakota falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Anantakota is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anantakota.

Anantakota is about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anantakota is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 2.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Hemtabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kotagaon (under 2 km), Uttar Kotagaon (under 2 km) and Minapara (2.1 km).

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

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