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About Atarsuma Village

Atarsuma is a large village in Dahi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,054 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.59 hectares hectares.

Atarsuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atarsuma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dahi
Area (hectares) 669.59 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Atarsuma compares

By the 2011 count Atarsuma is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents. Its 669.59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Atarsuma

Atarsuma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Atarsuma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atarsuma from other places

Atarsuma lies about 87 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Khandala, about 31 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 Atarsuma
Tehsil headquarters Dahi 4.1 km
Nearest town Kukshi 17 km
Nearest railway station Khandala 31 km
District headquarters Dhar 87 km

Villages closest to Atarsuma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atarsuma village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents.

Atarsuma village has 1,054 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atarsuma has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Atarsuma covers 669.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atarsuma falls under Dahi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atarsuma is Khandala, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Atarsuma.

Atarsuma is about 87 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atarsuma is in Dahi tehsil of Dhar district. Dahi is about 4.1 km away. Kukshi is about 17 km away. Khandala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajgaon (under 2 km), Pendharwani (under 2 km) and Ummedpura (1.9 km).

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

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