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About Athiala Village

Athiala is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,887, made up of 3,068 males and 2,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, 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 Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 607.83 hectares
Population 5,887
Male Population 3,068
Female Population 2,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 8th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 607.83 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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. The nearest villages by name are Agoi, Angarbhasa, Babhan Gaon and Babhanbari. 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 Athiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiala village had a population of 5,887. That makes it the 8th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Athiala village has 3,068 males and 2,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiala has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Athiala is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiala covers 607.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Athiala notes the nearest railway station 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 in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Athiala today is likely to be higher.

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