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About Atama Village

Atama is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 378 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.36 hectares hectares.

Atama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atama village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 413.36 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 378
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atama compares

By the 2011 count Atama is the 54th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 413.36 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Atama

Atama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atama 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atama from other places

Atama lies about 25 km from Chhapara, and the nearest railway station is Seoni, 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 Atama
Nearest railway station Seoni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 25 km

Villages closest to Atama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atama village had a population of 723. That makes it the 54th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Atama village has 378 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atama has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Atama covers 413.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atama falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atama is Seoni, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Atama.

Atama is about 25 km from Chhapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atama is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Seoni is about 12 km away. Chhapara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matama (under 2 km), Ramgarh (4.4 km) and Doriya (7.0 km).

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

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