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About Atapur Village

Atapur is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,339, made up of 1,791 males and 1,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Pincode 848206
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 3,339
Male Population 1,791
Female Population 1,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atapur compares

By the 2011 count Atapur is the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Atapur

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

How far is Atapur from other places

Atapur lies about 150 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 26 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 Atapur
Nearest town Daudnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 26 km
District headquarters Samastipur 150 km

Villages closest to Atapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atapur village had a population of 3,339. That makes it the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Atapur village has 1,791 males and 1,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atapur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Atapur is 848206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atapur covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atapur falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atapur is Jakhim, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Atapur.

Atapur is about 150 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atapur is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Daudnagar is about 18 km away. Hasanpur is about 23 km away. Jakhim is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwan (6.7 km), Pipra (10.0 km) and Muraha (12 km).

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

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