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About Atampur Village

Atampur is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 509 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 174.7 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 509
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atampur compares

By the 2011 count Atampur is the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 174.7 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Atampur

Atampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atampur as Available within 10+ 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 Atampur from other places

Atampur lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 24 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 Atampur
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 24 km

Villages closest to Atampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atampur village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Atampur village has 509 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atampur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Atampur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atampur covers 174.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atampur falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atampur is Shivpur, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atampur.

Atampur is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atampur is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivrajpur (under 2 km), Thakurdih (under 2 km) and Rakhed (under 2 km).

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

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