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About Athkona Village

Athkona is a small village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 183 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 683 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.32 hectares hectares.

Athkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athkona village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Area (hectares) 96.32 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 183
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 683
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Athkona compares

By the 2011 count Athkona is the 280th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 96.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Athkona

Athkona 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 Athkona as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athkona from other places

Athkona lies about 29 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bisalpur, about 9.4 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 Athkona
Nearest town Bīsalpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bisalpur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 19 km
District headquarters Bareilly 29 km

Villages closest to Athkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athkona village had a population of 308. That makes it the 280th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Athkona village has 183 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athkona has about 683 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Athkona covers 96.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athkona falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athkona is Bisalpur, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Athkona.

Athkona is about 29 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athkona is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Bīsalpur is about 8.7 km away. Bisalpur is about 9.4 km away. Faridpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjurpur (under 2 km), Kakra Khurd (under 2 km) and Bisaria (under 2 km).

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

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