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About Atki Village

Atki is a large village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,580, made up of 1,852 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 855 hectares
Population 3,580
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atki compares

By the 2011 count Atki is the 9th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 855 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Atki

Atki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Atki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Atki from other places

Atki lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 7.9 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 Atki
Nearest railway station Chegro 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 11 km
Nearest town Gomoh 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 26 km

Villages closest to Atki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atki village had a population of 3,580. That makes it the 9th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Atki village has 1,852 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atki has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Atki is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atki covers 855 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atki falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atki is Chegro, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Atki.

Atki is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atki is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 7.9 km away. Dumri is about 11 km away. Gomoh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hundro (under 2 km), Belatanr (under 2 km) and Bariarpur (1.5 km).

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

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