About Athua Village

Athua is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 833 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742226
Area (hectares)	67.4 hectares
Population	1,654
Male Population	833
Female Population	821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athua compares

By the 2011 count Athua is the 64th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 67.4 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Athua

Athua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athua from other places

Athua lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 5.1 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 Athua
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	16 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	34 km

Villages closest to Athua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athua village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 64th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Athua village has 833 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athua has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Athua is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athua covers 67.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Athua falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Athua is Lohapur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Athua.

Athua is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athua is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 5.1 km away. Sagardighi is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.