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- LGD code
- 507720
- Pincode
- 385505
- Post office
- Dantiwada Colony
- Population
- 231
- Households
- 45
- Literacy rate
- 42.4%
- Sex ratio
- 863 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 47
Census 2011 · in context
How Atal compares
By population, Atal ranks #56 of 57 villages in Dantiwada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.4%
−9.9% vs mandal average
- Atal
- 42.4%
- Dantiwada mandal
- 52.3%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
863
−62 vs mandal average
- Atal
- 863
- Dantiwada mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Atal
- 5.1
- Dantiwada mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Atal at a glance
Atal is a village of 231 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Dantiwada taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 56th-largest of 57 villages in Dantiwada taluka. Literacy is 42%, 10 points below the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 863 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385505, served by Dantiwada Colony post office; the LGD village code is 507720. The village votes in Vadgam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jignesh Mevani. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jegol →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atal · this village | 231 | 42% | — |
| Jegol · Dantiwada | 3,503 | 48% | — |
| Kotda (Jegol) · Dantiwada | 712 | 47% | — |
| Ganodara · Dantiwada | 57 | 44% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Atal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 43
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 43
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JEGOL
- Total area (ha)
- 488.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 63.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Atal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Atal
- LGD code
- 507720
- Pincode
- 385505
- Post office
- Dantiwada Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 272
- Households
- 45
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 863
- Literacy rate
- 42.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vadgam
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatsinhji Dabhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jignesh Mevani
- Block / Mandal
- Dantiwada
- Nearest PHC
- Aditi Clinic (6.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Siddhpur (7.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 385505
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Other villages named Atal
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Atal
Other villages in Dantiwada mandal
View all 56+ →- Panthawada
- Bhakhar Moti
- Dantiwada
- Nandotra (Thakorvas)
- Dangiya
- Jegol
- Gundari
- Vaghrol
- Arkhi
- Ramsida (Chhapra)
- Zat
- Nilpur
- Bhandotra
- Bhilada
- Odhava
- Bhakhar Nani
- Dhaniyawada
- Satsan
- Bhadali (Zat)
- Dhaneri
- Godh
- Vagor
- Akoli
- Sikariya
- Rajkot
- Bhadli Kotha
- Mahudi Moti
- Hariyawada
- Jorapura (Lodpa)
- Deri
- Ratanpur
- Panswal
- Ranol
- Ganguwada
- Velavas
- Chodungri
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)