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About Atala Village

Atala is a large village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 1,032 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Dharmabad
Pincode 431808
Area (hectares) 886 hectares
Population 2,001
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atala compares

By the 2011 count Atala is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 886 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Atala

Atala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Atala from other places

Atala lies about 50 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, about 6.8 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 Atala
Nearest railway station Karkheli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmabad 16 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 16 km
District headquarters Nanded 50 km

Villages closest to Atala

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 Atala

As per the Census of India 2011, Atala village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Atala village has 1,032 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atala has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Atala is 431808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atala covers 886 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atala falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Atala is Karkheli, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Atala.

Atala is about 50 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atala is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Karkheli is about 6.8 km away. Dharmabad is about 16 km away. Dharmābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cholakha (2.2 km), Yellapur (2.7 km) and Chondi (3.1 km).

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

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