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About Atahar Village

Atahar is a small village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 5 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.67 hectares hectares.

Atahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atahar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 58.67 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 5
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,400
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Atahar compares

By the 2011 count Atahar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 58.67 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Atahar

Atahar 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 Atahar 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 Atahar from other places

Atahar lies about 42 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 11 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 Atahar
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 11 km
Nearest town Mirganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 28 km
District headquarters Deoria 42 km

Villages closest to Atahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atahar village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Atahar village has 5 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atahar has about 2400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Atahar covers 58.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atahar falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atahar is Phulwaria, about 11 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 Atahar.

Atahar is about 42 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atahar is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Phulwaria is about 11 km away. Mirganj is about 15 km away. Salempur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengawal Dubey (under 2 km), Bhagawan Chhapar (3.3 km) and Bhawani Chhapar (3.3 km).

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

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