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About Atkur Village

Atkur is a mid sized village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 620 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.47 hectares hectares.

Atkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Dharmabad
Area (hectares) 599.47 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 620
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atkur compares

By the 2011 count Atkur is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 599.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Atkur

Atkur 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 Atkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atkur from other places

Atkur lies about 60 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 2.9 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 Atkur
Nearest railway station Samrala 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmabad 3.5 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 3.5 km
District headquarters Nanded 60 km

Villages closest to Atkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkur village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Atkur village has 620 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Atkur covers 599.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atkur falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Atkur is Samrala, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atkur.

Atkur is about 60 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atkur is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Samrala is about 2.9 km away. Dharmabad is about 3.5 km away. Dharmābād is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangnali (1.5 km), Samrala (3.8 km) and Babhali (4.0 km).

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

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