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About Atila Village

Atila is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 710 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 485.54 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 710
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atila compares

By the 2011 count Atila is the 45th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 485.54 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Atila

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

Atila lies about 163 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Atila
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 15 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 163 km

Villages closest to Atila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atila village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 45th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Atila village has 710 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atila has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Atila is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atila covers 485.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atila falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atila 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Atila.

Atila is about 163 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atila is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 6.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 7.4 km away. Tapan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faradpur (2.0 km), Chandipur (2.4 km) and Tarajpur (3.4 km).

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

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