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About Atargram Village

Atargram is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 419 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atargram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atargram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 419
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atargram compares

By the 2011 count Atargram is the 45th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Atargram

Atargram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atargram as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atargram from other places

Atargram lies about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 6.0 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 Atargram
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 6.0 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 25 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 31 km

Villages closest to Atargram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atargram village had a population of 754. That makes it the 45th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Atargram village has 419 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atargram has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Atargram is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atargram covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atargram falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atargram is Bakarkudi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Atargram.

Atargram is about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atargram is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 3.0 km away. Bakarkudi is about 6.0 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamari (under 2 km), Rugri (under 2 km) and Lepatanr (1.6 km).

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

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