Anandapur | |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.5631°N 87.4092°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Medinipur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 11,461 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 721122 (Anandapur) |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Area Code: | 03225 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ghatal |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Keshpur |
Anandapur is a village in the Keshpur CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Anandapur is located at 22.5631°N 87.4092°W
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. As observed from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.[2] Anandapur houses many schools like Anandapur High School.
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.
According to the 2011 Census of India Anandapur had a total population of 11,461 of which 5,741 (50%) were males and 5,720 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,337. The total number of literate persons in Anandapur was 7,826 (68.28% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Anandapur police station has jurisdiction over part of Keshpur CD block.[4] [5]