About Athiala Village

Athiala is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,024, made up of 1,562 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athiala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Chopra
Pincode	733216
Area (hectares)	634.14 hectares
Population	3,024
Male Population	1,562
Female Population	1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Athiala compares

By the 2011 count Athiala is the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 634.14 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Athiala

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

Athiala lies about 75 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 13 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 Athiala
Nearest railway station	Dhumdangi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chopra	14 km
Nearest town	Siliguri	30 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	75 km

Villages closest to Athiala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiala village had a population of 3,024. That makes it the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Athiala village has 1,562 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiala has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Athiala is 733216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiala covers 634.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athiala falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Athiala is Dhumdangi, about 13 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 Athiala.

Athiala is about 75 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athiala is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 13 km away. Chopra is about 14 km away. Siliguri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.