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About Atra Village

Atra is a mid sized village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 437 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 69.15 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 437
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atra compares

By the 2011 count Atra is the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 69.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Atra

Atra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atra as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Atia Mochar, Bajrapur, Bakla and Bala Kuthi. 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 Atra

As per the Census of India 2011, Atra village had a population of 865. That makes it the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Atra village has 437 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atra has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Atra is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atra covers 69.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atra falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Atra 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 village for Atra.

Atra is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Atra today is likely to be higher.

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