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About Athana Village

Athana is one of the larger villages in Jawad tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,456, made up of 3,251 males and 3,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1483 hectares hectares.

Athana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jawad
Area (hectares) 1483 hectares
Population 6,456
Male Population 3,251
Female Population 3,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athana compares

By the 2011 count Athana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1483 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Athana

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

Athana lies about 34 km from Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Jawad Road, about 12 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 Athana
Tehsil headquarters Jawad 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawad Road 12 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 17 km
District headquarters Neemuch 34 km

Villages closest to Athana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athana village had a population of 6,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Athana village has 3,251 males and 3,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athana has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Athana covers 1483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athana falls under Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athana is Jawad Road, about 12 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 village for Athana.

Athana is about 34 km from Neemuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athana is in Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district. Jawad is about 5.0 km away. Jawad Road is about 12 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesharpura Kalan (1.7 km), Kirpurakalan (1.7 km) and Tumba (2.0 km).

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

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