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About Atgharia Village

Atgharia is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 698 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atgharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atgharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 187.26 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 698
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atgharia compares

By the 2011 count Atgharia is the 74th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 187.26 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Atgharia

Atgharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atgharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Atgharia from other places

Atgharia lies about 38 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 23 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 Atgharia
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 5.2 km
Nearest town Kāndi 12 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 38 km

Villages closest to Atgharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atgharia village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 74th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Atgharia village has 698 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atgharia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Atgharia is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atgharia covers 187.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atgharia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atgharia is Mallarpur, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atgharia.

Atgharia is about 38 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atgharia is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 5.2 km away. Kāndi is about 12 km away. Mallarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Bhabani Nagar (under 2 km) and Gayespur (under 2 km).

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

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