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About Atash Village

Atash is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 568 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 228.19 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 568
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atash compares

By the 2011 count Atash is the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 228.19 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Atash

Atash is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atash as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Antal, Arazi Ilamtair, Arazi Lalchandpur and Ashokgram. 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 Atash

As per the Census of India 2011, Atash village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Atash village has 568 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atash has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Atash is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atash covers 228.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atash falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Atash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Atash is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Atash today is likely to be higher.

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