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Anantapur, Purba Medinipur

Coordinates: 22°19′30″N 87°49′13″E / 22.3251°N 87.8203°E / 22.3251; 87.8203
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Anantapur
Census town
Anantapur is located in West Bengal
Anantapur
Anantapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Anantapur is located in India
Anantapur
Anantapur
Anantapur (India)
Coordinates: 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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Purbba Gopalpur
H
Purbba Gopalpur (H)
Dakshin Maynadal
H
Dakshin Maynadal (H)
Rupnarayan
Bhabanipur
R
Bhabanipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
Chak Srikrishnapur
R
Chak Srikrishnapur (R)
Chandipur
R
Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
Nandakumar
R
Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur (R)
Moyna
R
Moyna, Purba Medinipur (R)
Janu Basan
R
Janu Basan (R)
Uttar Mechogram
R
Uttar Mechogram (R)
Shyamsundarpur Patna
R
Shyamsundarpur Patna (R)
Chatara
R
Chatara (R)
Erashal
CT
Erashal (CT)
Kotbar
CT
Kotbar (CT)
Goasafat
CT
Goasafat (CT)
Dakshin Baguan
CT
Dakshin Baguan (CT)
Anantapur
CT
Shantipur
CT
Shantipur, Purba Medinipur (CT)
Kakdihi
CT
Kakdihi (CT)
Kharisha
CT
Kharisha (CT)
Mihitikri
CT
Mihitikri (CT)
Amalhara
CT
Amalhara (CT)
Kolaghat
CT
Kolaghat (CT)
Panskura
M
Panskura (M)
Tamluk
M
Tamluk (M)
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

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

Urbanisation

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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

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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

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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

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Anantapur is on State Highway 4.[4]

Education

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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

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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

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  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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