About Atma Village

Atma is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,832, made up of 1,994 males and 1,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497 hectares hectares.

Atma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Islampur
Area (hectares)	497 hectares
Population	3,832
Male Population	1,994
Female Population	1,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Atma compares

By the 2011 count Atma is the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 497 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Atma

Atma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atma 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 Atma from other places

Atma lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 10 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 Atma
Nearest railway station	Islampur	10 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	15 km

Villages closest to Atma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atma village had a population of 3,832. That makes it the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Atma village has 1,994 males and 1,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atma has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Atma covers 497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atma falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atma is Islampur, about 10 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 Atma.

Atma is about 15 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atma is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Islampur is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.