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Country
  
India

District
  
Hooghly

Telephone code
  
03213

Elevation
  
10 m

Population
  
3,963 (2001)

Government body
  
Gram panchayat

State
  
West Bengal

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

ISO 3166 code
  
IN-WB

Area
  
249.6 km²

Area code
  
03213

Anandanagar

Anandanagar is a village (village code 01920300, JL no 38) in Anandanagar gram panchayat in Singur bloc in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Map of Anandanagar, West Bengal 712409

Geography

Anandanagar is at 22°51′22″N 88°13′00″E.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Anandanagar had a total population of 3,915 of which 1,916 (49%) were males and 1,999 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 288. The total number of literates in Anandanagar was 3,117 (85.94% of the population over 6 years).

Anandanagar had a population of 3,963 in the 2001 census.

High schools

  • Anandanagar A.C.Roy High School (Institution Code 17023) (Bengali medium)
  • Anandanagar Ramanath High school (Index code G4-002) (Bengali medium)

    • Primary schools

    There are six primary schools in Anandanagar:

  • Icon English Medium School
  • Anandanagar Bratachari Primary School
  • Anandanagar bramhin para Primary School
  • Anandanagar Porepara Primary School
  • Anandanagar Hamangini Primary School
  • Khosalpure Primary School

    • Health

    There is a central government hospital 'Anandanagar Union Health Center & Rural Training Unit' under Singur unit. It has all necessary primary facilities, six-bed capacity (maternity ward), outdoor facilities for general patients.

    Roads and transportation

    The main road is 'Anandanagar Link Road' (length 2.7 km, width 5 m). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to the SH2 via Chandannagar-Nasibpur road. Another road renovated under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' connects between kaliwada and Singur via Rajarbathan. Boinchipota, Anandanagar, Ratanpur.

    There is Auto & Trecker service to Singur, Chandannagar, Kamarkundu. The nearest railway stations are Singur and Nasibpur on Howrah-Tarakeshwar section.

    Clubs

  • Anandanagar Ramakrishna Sangha
  • Anandanagar Agragami Sangha
  • Anandanagar Brotachari Sangha
  • Khosalpur Danger Shangha
  • Anandanagar Kachal Sangha

    • Politics

    The current Panchayat Prodhan from Anandanagar Panchayat is Amar Pore of AITC, who won the seat in Panchayat elections of 2013. Profulla Pore of AITC won this seat in 2003 and Prem Prasad Adhikari of AITC won this seat in 1998.

    References

    Anandanagar Wikipedia
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