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About Ataria Village

Ataria is a small village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.94 hectares hectares.

Ataria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ataria village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 157.94 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Ataria compares

By the 2011 count Ataria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 157.94 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Ataria

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

Ataria lies about 42 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 30 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 Ataria
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 30 km
Nearest town Gondiā 37 km
District headquarters Balaghat 42 km

Villages closest to Ataria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ataria village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Ataria village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataria has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Ataria covers 157.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ataria falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ataria is Amgaon, about 30 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 Ataria.

Ataria is about 42 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataria is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 20 km away. Amgaon is about 30 km away. Gondiā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakkutola (1.8 km), Purarghat (1.8 km) and Menthra (2.3 km).

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

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