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About Ataula Village

Ataula is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 276 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ataula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ataula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 145.31 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 276
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ataula compares

By the 2011 count Ataula is the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 145.31 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ataula

The census records public bus service for Ataula 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ataula from other places

Ataula lies about 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Sigsigi, about 3.3 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 Ataula
Nearest railway station Sigsigi 3.3 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 10 km
District headquarters Garhwa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 15 km

Villages closest to Ataula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ataula village had a population of 574. That makes it the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Ataula village has 276 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataula has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ataula is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ataula covers 145.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ataula falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ataula is Sigsigi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ataula.

Ataula is about 12 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataula is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Sigsigi is about 3.3 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chacharia (under 2 km), Khoridih (under 2 km) and Bokeya (under 2 km).

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

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