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About Ata Village

Ata is a mid sized village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 350 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Taldangra
Pincode 722152
Area (hectares) 329.79 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 350
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ata compares

By the 2011 count Ata is the 68th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 329.79 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ata

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

Ata lies about 14 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, about 12 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 Ata
Tehsil headquarters Taldangra 10 km
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 12 km
District headquarters Bankura 14 km
Nearest town Bānkura 14 km

Villages closest to Ata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ata village had a population of 721. That makes it the 68th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Ata village has 350 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ata has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ata is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ata covers 329.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ata falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ata is Bheduasol, about 12 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 Ata.

Ata is about 14 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ata is in Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. Taldangra is about 10 km away. Bheduasol is about 12 km away. Bankura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibarda (7.3 km), Chenchurya (10 km) and Amdangra (10 km).

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

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