About Atgaon Village

Atgaon is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 94 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atgaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	94
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atgaon compares

By the 2011 count Atgaon is the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Atgaon

Atgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Atgaon from other places

Atgaon lies about 25 km from Shimla. 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 Atgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	25 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Atgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atgaon village had a population of 185. That makes it the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Atgaon village has 94 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atgaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Atgaon is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atgaon covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atgaon falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Atgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atgaon.

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

Atgaon is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.