About Athyalta Village

Athyalta is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 887 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athyalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athyalta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184202
Area (hectares)	3117 hectares
Population	1,751
Male Population	887
Female Population	864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athyalta compares

By the 2011 count Athyalta is the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 3117 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Athyalta

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

Athyalta lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Athyalta
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	20 km
Nearest town	Chamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kathua	40 km

Villages closest to Athyalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athyalta village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Athyalta village has 887 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athyalta has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Athyalta is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athyalta covers 3117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athyalta falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Athyalta is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Athyalta.

Athyalta is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athyalta is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.