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About Atra Village

Atra is a large village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,090, made up of 2,186 males and 1,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.13 hectares hectares.

Atra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 581.13 hectares
Population 4,090
Male Population 2,186
Female Population 1,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Atra compares

By the 2011 count Atra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 581.13 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Atra

Atra 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 Atra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atra from other places

Atra lies about 12 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 8.6 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 Atra
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 12 km
District headquarters Satna 12 km

Villages closest to Atra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atra village had a population of 4,090. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Atra village has 2,186 males and 1,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atra has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Atra covers 581.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atra falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atra is Lagargawan, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Atra.

Atra is about 12 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atra is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Lagargawan is about 8.6 km away. Unchahara is about 12 km away. Satna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangara (under 2 km), Dudahi (under 2 km) and Nandaha (under 2 km).

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

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