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About Atta Village

Atta is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 1 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 19.08 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 1
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atta compares

By the 2011 count Atta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 19.08 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Atta

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

Atta lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Atta
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 4.9 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Atta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atta village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Atta village has 1 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atta has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Atta is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atta covers 19.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atta falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Atta is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Atta.

Atta is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atta is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 4.9 km away. Rishīkesh is about 15 km away. Rishikesh 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 Mangatha (under 2 km), Dal Mogi (1.7 km) and Khera Malla (1.8 km).

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

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