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About Atariya Village

Atariya is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 250 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Atariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 250
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Atariya compares

By the 2011 count Atariya is the 113th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Atariya

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

Atariya lies about 13 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Katangi Khurd, about 2.3 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 Atariya
Nearest railway station Katangi Khurd 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 13 km
District headquarters Katni 13 km
Nearest town Murwāra 13 km

Villages closest to Atariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atariya village had a population of 478. That makes it the 113th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Atariya village has 250 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atariya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Atariya covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atariya falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atariya is Katangi Khurd, about 2.3 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 Atariya.

Atariya is about 13 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atariya is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Katangi Khurd is about 2.3 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 13 km away. Katni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katariya (under 2 km), Pondi (under 2 km) and Pondi Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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