# Anantapur Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Anantapur

Anantapur is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,140 people in 649 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,140people (2011)
- 649households
- 70.9%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Anantapur

Of every 100 households in Anantapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Anantapur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Anantapur?

■ Anantapur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**962

Working population ****32.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (19%) · **■** Household industry 37 (4%) · **■** Other work 436 (43%) · **■** Marginal 247 (24%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Raghunathpur3,541 people
- Bhaga Banpur3,376 people
- Sonpur3,323 people
- Bankachua3,285 people
- Wari3,057 people
- Chilatala2,749 people
- Sanpukuria2,654 people
- Koch Pukur2,598 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Anantapur?3,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anantapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Anantapur?70.9% (Census 2011)