About Atakora Village

Atakora is a large village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,277 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1067 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atakora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Verno
Pincode	835203
Area (hectares)	1067 hectares
Population	2,509
Male Population	1,277
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Atakora compares

By the 2011 count Atakora is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 1067 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Atakora

Atakora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atakora 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 Atakora from other places

Atakora lies about 8.0 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 35 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 Atakora
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	8.0 km
District headquarters	Gumla	8.0 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	35 km

Villages closest to Atakora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atakora village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Atakora village has 1,277 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atakora has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Atakora is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atakora covers 1067 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atakora falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atakora is Bakaspur, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atakora.

Atakora is about 8.0 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atakora is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 8.0 km away. Gumla is about 8.0 km away. Gumlā is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.