Anantapur is a census town and a gram panchayat, in Tamluk CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Anantapur is located at .
94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
As per 2011 Census of India Anantapur had a total population of 5,532 of which 2,849 (52%) were males and 2,683 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 701. The total number of literates in Anantapur was 4,328 (89.59% of the population over 6 years).
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Anantapur covered an area of 1.3557 km<sup>2</sup>. It had the facility of a railway station at Raghunathbari 4 km away and bus route in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 613 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had 3 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school in the town. The nearest degree college was at Tamluk 10 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre was there at Radhamani 4 km away.
Anantapur is on State Highway 4.
Ananatapur Bani Niketan Girls High School is a girls only higher secondary school affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.
Chanserpur High School, PO Chanserpur, is a Bengali-medium boys only higher secondary school, established in 1914. It has arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII. It has a library and a play ground.
Anantapur Rural Hospital at Anantapur, PO Chanserpur (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Tamluk CD block. There is a primary health centre at Kelomal Purbanakha, PO Putputia (with 10 beds).