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About Atargaon Village

Atargaon is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 537 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 334.6 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 537
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atargaon compares

By the 2011 count Atargaon is the 64th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 334.6 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Atargaon

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

Atargaon lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai D Cabin, about 7.5 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 Atargaon
Nearest railway station Bhilai D Cabin 7.5 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 24 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Atargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Atargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Atargaon village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 64th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Atargaon village has 537 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atargaon has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Atargaon is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atargaon covers 334.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atargaon falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Atargaon is Bhilai D Cabin, about 7.5 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 village for Atargaon.

Atargaon is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atargaon is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Bhilai D Cabin is about 7.5 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 8.3 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsi (4.7 km), Mudpar (9.0 km) and Parsadih (10 km).

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

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