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About Atariya Village

Atariya is a small village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 151 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.98 hectares hectares.

Atariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 222.98 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 151
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 271st largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 222.98 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 92 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 16 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 Dundi 16 km
Nearest town Sihorā 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 34 km
District headquarters Mandla 92 km

Villages closest to Atariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bichhiya 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 302. That makes it the 271st largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Atariya village has 151 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atariya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Atariya covers 222.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atariya falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atariya is Dundi, about 16 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 92 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atariya is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Dundi is about 16 km away. Sihorā is about 19 km away. Bichhiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atariya Ryt (under 2 km), Karwahi (3.2 km) and Parsel (4.4 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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