# Anantapur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Anantapur

Anantapur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,134 people in 418 households**, the 70th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,134people (2011)
- 418households
- 29.5%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Anantapur

Of every 100 households in Anantapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Anantapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**939

Working population ****25.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.3% for men and 23.3% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 153 (28%)

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 Raiganj

- Madhupur2,210 people
- Sijgram2,200 people
- Bhattagidighi2,188 people
- Hathia2,135 people
- Birghai2,126 people
- Krishnapur2,107 people
- Poaltair2,085 people
- Naopara2,057 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Anantapur?2,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anantapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Anantapur?29.5% (Census 2011)