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About Atta Village

Atta is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,093, made up of 1,585 males and 1,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 365.99 hectares
Population 3,093
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atta compares

By the 2011 count Atta is the 21st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 365.99 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Atta

Atta 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 Atta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Atta from other places

Atta lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 2.4 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 Atta
Nearest railway station Goraya 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 10 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Atta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atta village had a population of 3,093. That makes it the 21st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Atta village has 1,585 males and 1,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atta has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Atta is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atta covers 365.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atta falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Atta is Goraya, about 2.4 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 village for Atta.

Atta is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atta is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 2.4 km away. Phillaur is about 10 km away. Jalandhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalewal (under 2 km), Rurka Khurd (1.6 km) and Jand (1.9 km).

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

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