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About Atghara Village

Atghara is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,284, made up of 2,139 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 79.8 hectares
Population 4,284
Male Population 2,139
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Atghara compares

By the 2011 count Atghara is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 79.8 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Atghara

The census records public bus service for Atghara 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 <5 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 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jyotirindra Nandi, about 2.3 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
Nearest railway station Jyotirindra Nandi 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 5.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Atghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 4,284. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Atghara village has 2,139 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atghara has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Atghara is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atghara covers 79.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atghara falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atghara is Jyotirindra Nandi, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Atghara.

Atghara is about 36 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.

Atghara is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jyotirindra Nandi is about 2.3 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.4 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranabhutia (under 2 km), Mukundapur (under 2 km) and Jagatipata (under 2 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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