# Ananthapuram Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/ananthapuram/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Ananthapuram Ananthapuram is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606905**. The 2011 Census counted **5,525 people in 1,443 households**, the 7th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 5,525people (2011) - 1,443households - 72.1%literacy - 606905PIN code ## Ananthapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ananthapuram is 606905.** Ananthapuram falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606905 - Gram panchayatAnanthapuram - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631654 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ananthapuram from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)82 km by road - Kannamangalam (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ananthapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ananthapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virupachipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannamangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ananthapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 42% of the 1,267 hectares of village land is sown, and 441 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ananthapuram Of every 100 households in Ananthapuram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ananthapuram · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **90% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****60%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **76% Use banking services ****56%** **40% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ananthapuram? ■ Ananthapuram · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **917 Working population ****61.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,408 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,008 (30%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (11%) · **■** Marginal 575 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Polur - Kadalady10,093 people - Kasthambady7,383 people - Vadamathimangalam5,737 people - Kettavarampalayam5,690 people - Siruvallur5,265 people - Perigaram5,019 people - Veeralur4,812 people - Gangavaram4,756 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ananthapuram?606905 - How far is Ananthapuram from Tiruvannamalai?82 km by road - What is the population of Ananthapuram?5,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ananthapuram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ananthapuram?72.1% (Census 2011)