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About Athaon Village

Athaon is a large village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,197, made up of 2,184 males and 2,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.2 hectares hectares.

Athaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Dumraon
Area (hectares) 496.2 hectares
Population 4,197
Male Population 2,184
Female Population 2,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athaon compares

By the 2011 count Athaon is the 12th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 496.2 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Athaon

Athaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Athaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adpha, Amthua, Araila and Ariyawon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Athaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Athaon village had a population of 4,197. That makes it the 12th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Athaon village has 2,184 males and 2,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Athaon covers 496.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athaon falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Athaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Athaon.

Athaon is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Athaon today is likely to be higher.