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About Ataura Village

Ataura is a mid sized village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 657 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ataura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ataura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Pincode 244102
Area (hectares) 190.43 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 657
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ataura compares

By the 2011 count Ataura is the 235th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 190.43 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Ataura

Ataura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ataura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ataura from other places

Ataura lies about 21 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 8.3 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 Ataura
Nearest town Sirsi 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 15 km
District headquarters Moradabad 21 km

Villages closest to Ataura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ataura village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 235th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Ataura village has 657 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataura has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Ataura is 244102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ataura covers 190.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ataura falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ataura is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance for Ataura.

Ataura is about 21 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataura is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sirsi is about 7.8 km away. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 8.3 km away. Sambhal 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 Atauri (under 2 km), Rasoolpur Dhatora (under 2 km) and Shahpur Chamaran (under 2 km).

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

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