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About Atra Village

Atra is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 1,086 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210430
Area (hectares) 1013.82 hectares
Population 2,045
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atra compares

By the 2011 count Atra is the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1013.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Atra

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

How far is Atra from other places

Atra lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Atra
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 25 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Atra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atra village had a population of 2,045. That makes it the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Atra village has 1,086 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Atra is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atra covers 1013.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atra falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atra is Joginder Nagar, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atra.

Atra is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atra is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Sarila is about 25 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhirmouli (under 2 km), Chikasi (1.5 km) and Basariya (3.3 km).

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

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