Anandapur, Paschim Medinipur

Anandapur is a village in the Keshpur CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography.
Location.
Anandapur is located at 
Area overview.
Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km2, accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic.Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 Census of India Anandapur had a total population of 11,461 of which 5,741 (50%) were males and 5,720 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,337. The total number of literate persons in Anandapur was 7,826 (68.28% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration.
Police station.
Anandapur police station has jurisdiction over part of Keshpur CD block.