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About Atparui Village

Atparui is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 543 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atparui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atparui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 41.52 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 543
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atparui compares

By the 2011 count Atparui is the 63rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 41.52 hectares work out to about 25 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 948.

Getting to Atparui

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

How far is Atparui from other places

Atparui lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 5.3 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 Atparui
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km

Villages closest to Atparui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Atparui

As per the Census of India 2011, Atparui village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Atparui village has 543 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atparui has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Atparui is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atparui covers 41.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atparui falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atparui is Bahirpuya Halt, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Atparui.

Atparui is about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atparui is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 5.3 km away. Magrahat II is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodalia (under 2 km), Jaypur (under 2 km) and Parui (under 2 km).

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

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