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About Atale Village

Atale is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 116 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,595 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Atale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 116
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,595
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atale compares

By the 2011 count Atale is the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Atale

Atale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atale as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Atale from other places

Atale lies about 106 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 22 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 Atale
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 22 km
Nearest town Mahād 30 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 106 km

Villages closest to Atale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atale village had a population of 301. That makes it the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Atale village has 116 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atale has about 1595 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Atale covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atale falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Atale is Vinhere, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Atale.

Atale is about 106 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atale is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 9.9 km away. Vinhere is about 22 km away. Mahād is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tondali (2.0 km), Sheware (3.1 km) and Unhavare (3.1 km).

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

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