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About Atkula Village

Atkula is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 436 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atkula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742401
Area (hectares) 90.04 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 436
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atkula compares

By the 2011 count Atkula is the 56th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 90.04 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Atkula

Atkula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atkula as Available within 10+ 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 Atkula from other places

Atkula lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 8.6 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 Atkula
Nearest railway station Lohapur 8.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur I 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Atkula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharatpur I 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 Atkula

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkula village had a population of 835. That makes it the 56th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Atkula village has 436 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkula has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Atkula is 742401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atkula covers 90.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atkula falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atkula is Lohapur, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance for Atkula.

Atkula is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atkula is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 8.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Bharatpur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ballabhpur (2.1 km), Hamidpur (2.4 km) and Talgram (2.8 km).

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

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