About Atra Village

Atra is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 295 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kuchai
Pincode	833216
Area (hectares)	958 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	295
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Atra compares

By the 2011 count Atra is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Atra

Atra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Atra 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 Atra from other places

Atra lies about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 Atra
Tehsil headquarters	Kuchai	16 km
Nearest town	Būndu	26 km
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	28 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	35 km

Villages closest to Atra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atra village had a population of 577. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Atra village has 295 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atra has about 956 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Atra is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atra covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atra falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Atra is Chakradharpur, about 28 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 Atra.

Atra is about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atra is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 16 km away. Būndu is about 26 km away. Chakradharpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.