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About Athila Village

Athila is a large village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,992, made up of 2,501 males and 2,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.16 hectares hectares.

Athila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 318.16 hectares
Population 4,992
Male Population 2,501
Female Population 2,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athila compares

By the 2011 count Athila is the 21st largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 318.16 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Athila

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

Athila lies about 8.9 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 Athila
Nearest town Sitārganj 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 8.9 km
District headquarters Ballia 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 14 km

Villages closest to Athila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athila village had a population of 4,992. That makes it the 21st largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Athila village has 2,501 males and 2,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athila has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Athila covers 318.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Athila falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athila is Majhola Pakarya, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Athila.

Athila is about 8.9 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athila is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Sitārganj is about 8.4 km away. Rasra is about 8.9 km away. Ballia is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matihi (under 2 km), Deokali (under 2 km) and Gadaipur (4.5 km).

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

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