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About Atra Village

Atra is a large village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,200, made up of 1,146 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 195.42 hectares
Population 2,200
Male Population 1,146
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atra compares

By the 2011 count Atra is the 19th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 195.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Atra

Atra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akhra Shal, Alipur, Anandapur and Argara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Atra

As per the Census of India 2011, Atra village had a population of 2,200. That makes it the 19th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Atra village has 1,146 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atra has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Atra is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atra covers 195.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atra falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Atra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Atra.

Atra is in Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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