About Atkulia Village

Atkulia is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,479 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atkulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	160.37 hectares
Population	2,890
Male Population	1,479
Female Population	1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atkulia compares

By the 2011 count Atkulia is the 17th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 160.37 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Atkulia

Atkulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atkulia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atkulia from other places

Atkulia lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 8.6 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 Atkulia
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Atkulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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.

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Common questions about Atkulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkulia village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 17th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Atkulia village has 1,479 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkulia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Atkulia is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atkulia covers 160.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atkulia falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atkulia is Lohapur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atkulia.

Atkulia is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atkulia is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 8.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Nalhati II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.