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About Atanagar Village

Atanagar is a large village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,211, made up of 1,617 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares.

Atanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atanagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 3,211
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Atanagar compares

By the 2011 count Atanagar is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Atanagar

The census records public bus service for Atanagar 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 Atanagar from other places

Atanagar lies about 19 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 2.2 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 Atanagar
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 2.2 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 19 km
District headquarters Saran 19 km

Villages closest to Atanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atanagar village had a population of 3,211. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Atanagar village has 1,617 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atanagar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Atanagar covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atanagar falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Atanagar is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 2.2 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 Atanagar.

Atanagar is about 19 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atanagar is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 2.2 km away. Marhaura is about 9.9 km away. Ishupur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amardah (1.7 km), Chaharpura (1.7 km) and Laua (1.7 km).

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

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