Anantapur, Purba Medinipur

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Anantapur
Census town
Anantapur is located in West Bengal
Anantapur
Anantapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°19′30″N 87°49′13″E / 22.3251°N 87.8203°E / 22.3251; 87.8203Coordinates: 22°19′30″N 87°49′13″E / 22.3251°N 87.8203°E / 22.3251; 87.8203
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Area
 • Total1.3557 km2 (0.5234 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,532
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721653 (Chanserpur)
Telephone/STD code03228
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMoyna
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Anantapur is a census town and a gram panchayat, in Tamluk CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Anantapur is located at

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22°19′30″N 87°49′13″E / 22.3251°N 87.8203°E / 22.3251; 87.8203.

Urbanisation[]

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[]

As per 2011 Census of India Anantapur had a total population of 5,532 of which 2,849 (52%) were males and 2,683 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 701. The total number of literates in Anantapur was 4,328 (89.59% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Infrastructure[]

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Anantapur covered an area of 1.3557 km2. It had the facility of a railway station at Raghunathbari 4 km away and bus route in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 613 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school in the town. The nearest degree college was at Tamluk 10 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre was there at Radhamani 4 km away.[3]

Transport[]

Anantapur is on State Highway 4.[4]

Education[]

Ananatapur Bani Niketan Girls High School is a girls only higher secondary school affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[5]

Chanserpur High School, PO Chanserpur, is a Bengali-medium boys only higher secondary school, established in 1914. It has arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII. It has a library and a play ground.[6][7]

Healthcare[]

Anantapur Rural Hospital at Anantapur, PO Chanserpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Tamluk CD block. There is a primary health centre at Kelomal Purbanakha, PO Putputia (with 10 beds).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "Anantapur Bani Niketan High School". WBCHSE. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Chnserpur High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Chanserpur High School". WBCHSE. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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