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About Atghara Village

Atghara is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 919 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 700125
Area (hectares) 108.4 hectares
Population 1,791
Male Population 919
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atghara compares

By the 2011 count Atghara is the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 108.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Atghara

Atghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atghara as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atghara from other places

Atghara lies about 2.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Machhlandapur, about 7.3 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 Atghara
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 2.0 km
Nearest town Badūria 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Machhlandapur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 27 km

Villages closest to Atghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atghara village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Atghara village has 919 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atghara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Atghara is 700125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atghara covers 108.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atghara falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atghara is Machhlandapur, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atghara.

Atghara is about 2.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atghara is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 2.0 km away. Badūria is about 6.0 km away. Machhlandapur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (4.3 km), Madhabpur (15 km) and Guma (18 km).

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

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