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About Ataria Village

Ataria is a large village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,144 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ataria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ataria village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 634.31 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ataria compares

By the 2011 count Ataria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 634.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Ataria

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

Ataria lies about 42 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 31 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 Ataria
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 31 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Ataria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ataria village had a population of 2,286. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Ataria village has 1,144 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataria has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Ataria is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ataria covers 634.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ataria falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ataria is Rasmara, about 31 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 Ataria.

Ataria is about 42 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataria is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 16 km away. Rasmara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukarmuda (under 2 km), Sonpuri (2.6 km) and Achholi (3.2 km).

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

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