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About Athalia Village

Athalia is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 580 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 92.77 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 580
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Athalia compares

By the 2011 count Athalia is the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 92.77 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Athalia

The census records public bus service for Athalia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athalia from other places

Athalia lies about 16 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Barrackpore, about 2.5 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 Athalia
Nearest railway station Barrackpore 2.5 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 3.1 km
District headquarters Hugli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 17 km

Villages closest to Athalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athalia village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Athalia village has 580 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athalia has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Athalia is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athalia covers 92.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athalia falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Athalia is Barrackpore, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Athalia.

Athalia is about 16 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athalia is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Barrackpore is about 2.5 km away. Bārākpur is about 3.1 km away. Hugli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paltagar (3.6 km), Gourangapur (4.6 km) and Srirampur (5.5 km).

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

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