About Atgama Village

Atgama is one of the larger villages in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,247, made up of 3,771 males and 3,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atgama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atgama village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	English Bazar
Pincode	732208
Area (hectares)	295.96 hectares
Population	7,247
Male Population	3,771
Female Population	3,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atgama compares

By the 2011 count Atgama is the 9th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 295.96 hectares work out to about 24 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 980.

Getting to Atgama

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

Atgama lies about 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malda Town, about 13 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 Atgama
Nearest railway station	Malda Town	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	English Bazar	15 km
Nearest town	Malda	15 km
District headquarters	Maldah	22 km

Villages closest to Atgama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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.

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Common questions about Atgama

As per the Census of India 2011, Atgama village had a population of 7,247. That makes it the 9th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Atgama village has 3,771 males and 3,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atgama has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Atgama is 732208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atgama covers 295.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atgama falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atgama is Malda Town, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Atgama.

Atgama is about 22 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atgama is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Malda Town is about 13 km away. English Bazar is about 15 km away. Malda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.