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About Ata Village

Ata is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,587, made up of 1,800 males and 1,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Ata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 3,587
Male Population 1,800
Female Population 1,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ata compares

By the 2011 count Ata is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Ata

Ata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ata 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ata from other places

Ata lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about under 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 Ata
Nearest railway station Shilhauri Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 4.1 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Ata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ata village had a population of 3,587. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Ata village has 1,800 males and 1,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ata has about 993 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 980.

Ata covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ata falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ata is Shilhauri Halt, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ata.

Ata is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ata is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Shilhauri Halt is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 4.1 km away. Saran 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 Tejpurwa (under 2 km), Silhauri (under 2 km) and Damodarpur (under 2 km).

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

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