About Ataphala Village

Ataphala is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 783 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ataphala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ataphala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Sutahata
Pincode	721658
Area (hectares)	64.64 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	783
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Ataphala compares

By the 2011 count Ataphala is the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 64.64 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ataphala

Ataphala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ataphala 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 Ataphala from other places

Ataphala lies about 40 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.4 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 Ataphala
Nearest railway station	Gurudas Nagar	7.4 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sutahata	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	40 km

Villages closest to Ataphala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ataphala village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Ataphala village has 783 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ataphala has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ataphala is 721658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ataphala covers 64.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ataphala falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ataphala is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.4 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 Ataphala.

Ataphala is about 40 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ataphala is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 7.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.5 km away. Sutahata is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.