About Atkula Village

Atkula is a large village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,326 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atkula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkula village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731301
Area (hectares)	187.5 hectares
Population	2,503
Male Population	1,326
Female Population	1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atkula compares

By the 2011 count Atkula is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 187.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Atkula

Atkula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atkula as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Atkula from other places

Atkula 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 Atkula
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Atkula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkula village had a population of 2,503. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Atkula village has 1,326 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkula has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Atkula is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atkula covers 187.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atkula falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atkula is Lohapur, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Atkula.

Atkula 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.

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