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About Atraura Village

Atraura is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 459 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.85 hectares hectares.

Atraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 364.85 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 459
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atraura compares

By the 2011 count Atraura is the 243rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 364.85 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Atraura

Atraura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atraura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Atraura from other places

Atraura lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 9.6 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 Atraura
Nearest railway station Bilwai 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 15 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Atraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atraura village had a population of 963. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Atraura village has 459 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atraura has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Atraura covers 364.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atraura falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atraura is Bilwai, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Atraura.

Atraura is about 45 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atraura is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 9.6 km away. Shahganj is about 15 km away. Shāhganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ataraura (under 2 km), Bigadharia (1.7 km) and Bhawanipur (2.1 km).

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

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