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About Atarra Village

Atarra is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 588 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 245.11 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 588
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atarra compares

By the 2011 count Atarra is the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 245.11 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Atarra

Atarra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atarra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Atarra from other places

Atarra lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 7.9 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 Atarra
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Belha 7.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 22 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 22 km

Villages closest to Atarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atarra village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Atarra village has 588 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atarra has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Atarra is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atarra covers 245.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atarra falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Atarra is Belha, about 7.9 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Atarra.

Atarra is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atarra is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 5.0 km away. Belha is about 7.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohada (under 2 km), Khamhardih (1.7 km) and Khantha (2.9 km).

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

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