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About Atla Village

Atla is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,398, made up of 1,764 males and 1,634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 452.63 hectares
Population 3,398
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atla compares

By the 2011 count Atla is the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 452.63 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Atla

Atla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Atla from other places

Atla lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 6.3 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 Atla
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Atla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Atla

As per the Census of India 2011, Atla village had a population of 3,398. That makes it the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Atla village has 1,764 males and 1,634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atla has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Atla is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atla covers 452.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atla falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atla is Mallarpur, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Atla.

Atla is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atla is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 6.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 7.4 km away. Rampurhat I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junidpur (1.5 km), Kamdebpur (1.7 km) and Chakpara (1.9 km).

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

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