Anara, Purulia
| Anara | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Coordinates: 23°28′49″N 86°33′37″E / 23.4802174°N 86.5603302°E | |
| Country | India | 
| State | West Bengal | 
| District | Purulia | 
| Subdistrict | Para | 
| Population  (2011) | |
|  • Total | 5,517 | 
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | 
| Pincode | 723126 | 
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB | 
Anara is a Town in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district, West Bengal, India, about 14 km from Adra Junction. Anara Railway Station is having 2 platforms for up trains and down trains. Anara has large number of Railway employees mostly Running staff residing in 3 pockets viz. Bungalow side, Old colony and new colony apart from the market area. There is a big railway school and adjacent to it a play ground.