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About Attari Village

Attari is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 849 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 849
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Attari compares

By the 2011 count Attari is the 24th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Attari

Attari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Attari 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Attari from other places

Attari lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.1 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 Attari
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 20 km
Nearest town Ropar 20 km

Villages closest to Attari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Attari

As per the Census of India 2011, Attari village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 24th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Attari village has 849 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attari has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Attari is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attari covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Attari falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Attari is Bharatgarh, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Attari is about 20 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Attari is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.1 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirthipur (under 2 km), Fatehpur Bunga (under 2 km) and Bal (under 2 km).

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

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