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About Atiawan Village

Atiawan is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 940 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Atiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 940
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atiawan compares

By the 2011 count Atiawan is the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Atiawan

Atiawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atiawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Atiawan from other places

Atiawan lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 7.8 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 Atiawan
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 7.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 16 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Atiawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atiawan village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Atiawan village has 940 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atiawan has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Atiawan covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atiawan falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atiawan is Aungari Dham, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atiawan.

Atiawan is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atiawan is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Aungari Dham is about 7.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.2 km away. Ghoshi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Metara (under 2 km), Korman (1.6 km) and Samarqand (2.3 km).

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

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