About Atara Village

Atara is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 385 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.56 hectares hectares.

Atara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Kolaras
Area (hectares)	240.56 hectares
Population	715
Male Population	385
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Atara compares

By the 2011 count Atara is the 75th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 240.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Atara

Atara 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 Atara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atara from other places

Atara lies about 19 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 5.0 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 Atara
Nearest railway station	Khonker	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolaras	12 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	19 km

Villages closest to Atara

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

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Common questions about Atara

As per the Census of India 2011, Atara village had a population of 715. That makes it the 75th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Atara village has 385 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atara has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Atara covers 240.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atara falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atara is Khonker, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Atara is about 19 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atara is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 5.0 km away. Kolaras is about 12 km away. Shivpuri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.