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About Atopur Village

Atopur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 378 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Atopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 378
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atopur compares

By the 2011 count Atopur is the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Atopur

Atopur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atopur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atopur from other places

Atopur lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 19 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 Atopur
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Atopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 Atopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Atopur village had a population of 731. That makes it the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Atopur village has 378 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atopur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Atopur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atopur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atopur is Ismailpur, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Atopur is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atopur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Ismailpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadewpur (under 2 km), Pakri (under 2 km) and Jalpa (under 2 km).

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

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