# Anantapur, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Anantapur

Anantapur is a town in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,532 people** in 1,096 households. Literacy was 89.6%.

- 5,532people (2011)
- 1,096households
- 89.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Population of Anantapur

■ Anantapur · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**958

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Anantapur

Of every 100 households in Anantapur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Anantapur · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**13%

Tap water ****15%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**60%

Use banking services ****27%**

**63%

Television ****27%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 people in Anantapur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 813 (47%) · **■** Household industry 79 (5%) · **■** Farming 189 (11%) · **■** Marginal 646 (37%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Anantapur?5,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anantapur in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal