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About Atara Village

Atara is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 221 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222141
Area (hectares) 72.05 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 221
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atara compares

By the 2011 count Atara is the 285th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 72.05 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Atara

Atara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Atara from other places

Atara lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.4 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 Atara
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 7.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Atara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atara village had a population of 484. That makes it the 285th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Atara village has 221 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atara has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Atara is 222141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atara covers 72.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atara falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atara is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atara.

Atara is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atara is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Badlapur is about 7.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilshadpur (under 2 km), Udpur Ghatampur (under 2 km) and Katra (under 2 km).

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

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