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About Atanga Village

Atanga is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 168 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 29.14 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 168
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atanga compares

By the 2011 count Atanga is the 120th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 29.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Atanga

Atanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Atanga as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Amilasai, Amra Tarya, Anar and Arangabad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Atanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Atanga village had a population of 357. That makes it the 120th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Atanga village has 168 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atanga has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Atanga is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atanga covers 29.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Atanga falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Atanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atanga.

Atanga is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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