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About Atna Village

Atna is a mid sized village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 895 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 350.86 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 895
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atna compares

By the 2011 count Atna is the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 350.86 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Atna

Atna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atna as Available within 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajodhya, Alkusi, Andhra Alias Hathinada and Babnijara. 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 Atna

As per the Census of India 2011, Atna village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Atna village has 895 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atna has about 956 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Atna is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atna covers 350.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atna falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Atna notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Atna is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Atna today is likely to be higher.

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