About Aratal Village

Aratal is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,236, made up of 1,683 males and 1,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1562.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aratal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aratal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Athni
Pincode	591304
Area (hectares)	1562.72 hectares
Population	3,236
Male Population	1,683
Female Population	1,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aratal compares

By the 2011 count Aratal is the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1562.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 951.

Getting to Aratal

Aratal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aratal as Available within village. 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 Aratal from other places

Aratal lies about 130 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Jumnal, about 44 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 Aratal
Tehsil headquarters	Athni	25 km
Nearest town	Athani	25 km
Nearest railway station	Jumnal	44 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	130 km

Villages closest to Aratal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aratal village had a population of 3,236. That makes it the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Aratal village has 1,683 males and 1,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aratal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Aratal is 591304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aratal covers 1562.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aratal falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Aratal is Jumnal, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aratal.

Aratal is about 130 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aratal is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Athni is about 25 km away. Athani is about 25 km away. Jumnal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.