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About Atawa Village

Atawa is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 623 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.19 hectares hectares.

Atawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 152.19 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 623
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atawa compares

By the 2011 count Atawa is the 150th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 152.19 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Atawa

Atawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atawa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atawa from other places

Atawa lies about 30 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Magarwara, about 7.3 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 Atawa
Nearest railway station Magarwara 7.3 km
Nearest town Unnāo 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 12 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 30 km

Villages closest to Atawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atawa village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 150th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Atawa village has 623 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atawa has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Atawa covers 152.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atawa falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atawa is Magarwara, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Atawa.

Atawa is about 30 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atawa is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Magarwara is about 7.3 km away. Unnāo is about 8.7 km away. Kanpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behatasakat (under 2 km), Chak Ratanpur (under 2 km) and Kataraghan Shyam (under 2 km).

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

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