Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha
# Anandpura

Anandpura is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385555. The 2011 Census counted 1,303 people in 214 households, the 65th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 1,303 people (2011)
- 214 households
- 57.5% literacy
- 385555 PIN code

## Anandpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Anandpura is 385555. Anandpura falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385555
- Gram panchayat Anandpura
- Community development block Kankrej
- Census village code 508587

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Anandpura from nearby towns?
- Shihori (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 92 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Anandpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Anandpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tharad
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tharad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Anandpura known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and mung bean. About 53% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Anandpura

Of every 100 households in Anandpura in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Anandpura · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Electricity for lighting 38% 55%
- Toilet within the home 6% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86%
- Tap water 64% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 92%
- Use banking services 65% 46%
- Television 10% 21%
- Mobile phone 84% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 27%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Anandpura?

■ Anandpura · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 892
- Working population 60.4% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 40.6% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 335 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 129 (16%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 65 (8%) · ■ Marginal 256 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej
- Sudrosan 1,438 people
- Katediya 1,435 people
- Rajpur 1,419 people
- Nekariya 1,392 people
- Odha 1,295 people
- Ucharpi 1,279 people
- Devpura 1,231 people
- Kasalpura 1,187 people

All 101 villages in Kankrej

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- Anandpura · Village, Baswa, Dausa · 1,175 people
- Anandpura · Village, Chaksu, Jaipur · 744 people
- Anandpura · Village, Banswara, Banswara · 694 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Anandpura? 385555
- How far is Anandpura from Palanpur? 92 km by road
- What is the population of Anandpura? 1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anandpura in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Anandpura? 57.5% (Census 2011)

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