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About Atpukur Village

Atpukur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 359 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.3 hectares hectares.

Atpukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atpukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 41.3 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 359
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Atpukur compares

By the 2011 count Atpukur is the 140th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 41.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Atpukur

Atpukur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atpukur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atpukur from other places

Atpukur lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Patipukur, about under 2 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 Atpukur
Nearest railway station Patipukur under 2 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 34 km
District headquarters Hugli 34 km

Villages closest to Atpukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Atpukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Atpukur village had a population of 684. That makes it the 140th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Atpukur village has 359 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atpukur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Atpukur covers 41.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atpukur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atpukur is Patipukur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atpukur.

Atpukur is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atpukur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Patipukur is about under 2 km away. Dam Dam is about 4.4 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjipukur (under 2 km), Bali Kukhari (8.1 km) and Balichara (8.1 km).

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

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