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About Ataura Village

Ataura is one of the larger villages in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,664, made up of 3,617 males and 3,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 959.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261204, 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 Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Pincode 261204
Area (hectares) 959.94 hectares
Population 6,664
Male Population 3,617
Female Population 3,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ataura compares

By the 2011 count Ataura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 959.94 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Ataura

Ataura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ataura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ataura from other places

Ataura lies about 68 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Paintepur, about 22 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 railway station Paintepur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 22 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 22 km
District headquarters Sitapur 68 km

Villages closest to Ataura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahmudabad 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 6,664. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Ataura village has 3,617 males and 3,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataura has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Ataura is 261204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ataura covers 959.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ataura falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ataura is Paintepur, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ataura.

Ataura is about 68 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataura is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Paintepur is about 22 km away. Mahmudabad is about 22 km away. Mahmudābād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikatha (under 2 km), Tulapurwa (under 2 km) and Kanarkhi (2.4 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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