About Atargawan Village

Atargawan is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 495 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atargawan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	280.69 hectares
Population	952
Male Population	495
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atargawan compares

By the 2011 count Atargawan is the 71st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 280.69 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 994.

Getting to Atargawan

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

Atargawan lies about 96 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 41 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 Atargawan
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	9.6 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	10 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	41 km
District headquarters	Durg	96 km

Villages closest to Atargawan

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

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Common questions about Atargawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Atargawan village had a population of 952. That makes it the 71st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Atargawan village has 495 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atargawan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Atargawan is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atargawan covers 280.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atargawan falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Atargawan is Bhatapara, about 41 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 Atargawan.

Atargawan is about 96 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atargawan is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 9.6 km away. Mungeli is about 10 km away. Bhatapara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.