Anandanagar | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.8562°N 88.2168°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 249.63 |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Population Total: | 3963 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03213 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hooghly |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Singur |
Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Anandanagar is a village (village code 01920300, JL no 38) in Anandanagar Gram Panchayat in Singur CD block in Chandannagore Subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Anandanagar is at 22.8562°N 88.2168°W.
As per 2011 Census of India Anandanagar had a total population of 3,915 of which 1,916 (49%) were males and 1,999 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 288. The total number of literates in Anandanagar was 3,117 (85.94% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Anandanagar had a population of 3,963 in the 2001 census.[2]
There are two english medium schools in Anandanagar:
There are five primary schools in Anandanagar:
There is a central government hospital 'Anandanagar Union Health Center & Rural Training Unit' under Singur unit. It has all necessary primary facilities, six-bed capacity (maternity ward), outdoor facilities for general patients.
The main road is 'Anandanagar Link Road' (length 2.7 km, width 5 m). It is the main artery of the village and is connected to the SH 2 via Chandannagar-Nasibpur road. Another road renovated under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' connects Kaliwada and Singur via Rajarbathan, Boinchipota, Anandanagar, Ratanpur.
There is Auto & Trecker service to Singur, Chandannagar and Kamarkundu. The nearest railway stations are Singur railway station and Nasibpur railway station on the Howrah-Tarakeshwar section.
The current Panchayat Prodhan from Anandanagar Panchayat is Prasanta Boital of AITC, who won the seat in Panchayat elections of 2023. Profulla Pore of AITC won this seat in 2003 and Prem Prasad Adhikari of AITC won this seat in 1998.[3]