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About Atarsan Village

Atarsan is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,197, made up of 2,632 males and 2,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.58 hectares hectares.

Atarsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atarsan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 464.58 hectares
Population 5,197
Male Population 2,632
Female Population 2,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atarsan compares

By the 2011 count Atarsan is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 464.58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Atarsan

The census records public bus service for Atarsan as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atarsan from other places

Atarsan lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 2.9 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 Atarsan
Nearest railway station Chainwa 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 9.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km

Villages closest to Atarsan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atarsan village had a population of 5,197. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Atarsan village has 2,632 males and 2,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atarsan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Atarsan covers 464.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atarsan falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atarsan is Chainwa, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atarsan.

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

Atarsan is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 2.9 km away. Ekma is about 9.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapraithi (under 2 km), Telia Dih (1.8 km) and Asahni (1.9 km).

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

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