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About Atraha Village

Atraha is a small village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 89 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Pincode 848213
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 89
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atraha compares

By the 2011 count Atraha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Atraha

Atraha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Atraha as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atraha from other places

Atraha lies about 30 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 5.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Atraha
Nearest railway station Jogiara 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 30 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 30 km

Villages closest to Atraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil.

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 Atraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Atraha village had a population of 173. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Atraha village has 89 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atraha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Atraha is 848213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atraha covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atraha falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atraha is Jogiara, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Atraha is about 30 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atraha is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jogiara is about 5.2 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 30 km away. Darbhanga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanauli (26 km), Bahrampur Urf Masankhon (28 km) and Harauli (32 km).

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

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