About Athara Village

Athara is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 650 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Athara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	650
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athara compares

By the 2011 count Athara is the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Athara

Athara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Athara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Athara from other places

Athara lies about 122 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Athara
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	122 km

Villages closest to Athara

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

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Common questions about Athara

As per the Census of India 2011, Athara village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Athara village has 650 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Athara covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athara falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Athara is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Athara.

Athara is about 122 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athara is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Pranpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.