About Atalan Village

Atalan is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,706, made up of 1,398 males and 1,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Patran
Pincode	147102
Area (hectares)	772 hectares
Population	2,706
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atalan compares

By the 2011 count Atalan is the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 772 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Atalan

Atalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Atalan from other places

Atalan lies about 47 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 29 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 Atalan
Tehsil headquarters	Patran	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Govindgarh Khokhar	29 km
District headquarters	Patiala	47 km

Villages closest to Atalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atalan village had a population of 2,706. That makes it the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Atalan village has 1,398 males and 1,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atalan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Atalan is 147102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atalan covers 772 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atalan falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Atalan is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atalan.

Atalan is about 47 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atalan is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 6.7 km away. Govindgarh Khokhar is about 29 km away. Patiala is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.