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About Athan Bagh Village

Athan Bagh is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,269, made up of 1,710 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athan Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athan Bagh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 614.97 hectares
Population 3,269
Male Population 1,710
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athan Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Athan Bagh is the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 614.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Athan Bagh

Athan Bagh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athan Bagh 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 Athan Bagh from other places

Athan Bagh lies about 48 km from Dehradun. 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 Athan Bagh
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 19 km
District headquarters Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Athan Bagh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Athan Bagh

As per the Census of India 2011, Athan Bagh village had a population of 3,269. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Athan Bagh village has 1,710 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athan Bagh has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Athan Bagh is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athan Bagh covers 614.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athan Bagh falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Athan Bagh notes the nearest railway station 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 Athan Bagh.

Athan Bagh is about 48 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athan Bagh is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Vikasnagar is about 19 km away. Dehradun is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudra Pur (4.5 km), Sudhauwala (4.5 km) and Chandpur Kala (4.8 km).

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

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