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- LGD code
- 324316
- Pincode
- 712617
- Post office
- Baradangal
- Population
- 520
- Households
- 135
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 206
Census 2011 · in context
How Atapur compares
By population, Atapur ranks #133 of 159 villages in Arambag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.2%
+10.9% vs mandal average
- Atapur
- 81.2%
- Arambag mandal
- 70.3%
- Hooghly district
- 73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+24 vs mandal average
- Atapur
- 977
- Arambag mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Atapur
- 3.9
- Arambag mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Atapur at a glance
Atapur is a village of 520 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Arambag block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 133rd-largest of 159 villages in Arambag block. Literacy is 81%, 11 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712617, served by Baradangal post office; the LGD village code is 324316. The village votes in Pursurah assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biman Ghosh. The population is estimated at 613 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Salepur-Ii →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atapur · this village | 520 | 81% | — |
| Dahar Kundu · Arambag | 6,464 | 76% | — |
| Bara Dongal · Arambag | 2,771 | 76% | — |
| Rangtakhali · Arambag | 2,314 | 79% | — |
| Basantabati · Arambag | 2,007 | 79% | — |
| Dongal · Arambag | 1,579 | 81% | — |
| Berabere · Arambag | 1,289 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Atapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 42.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Atapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Atapur
- LGD code
- 324316
- Pincode
- 712617
- Post office
- Baradangal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 520
- Population (projected 2026)
- 613
- Households
- 135
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pursurah
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biman Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Arambag
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 712617
- Dahar KunduArambag mandal6,464 pop
- MahishgotKhanakul - I mandal4,414 pop
- ManikpatArambag mandal4,097 pop
- KishorpurKhanakul - I mandal3,217 pop
- BandipurKhanakul - I mandal3,090 pop
- Bara DongalArambag mandal2,771 pop
- RangtakhaliArambag mandal2,314 pop
- GujratKhanakul - I mandal2,283 pop
- MadanbatiKhanakul - I mandal2,238 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Atapur
Looking for a different Atapur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Atapur →
- AtapurSandeshkhali - II · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal5,287 pop
- AtapurHasanpur · Samastipur, Bihar3,339 pop
- AtapurShikohabad · Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh2,403 pop
- AtapurRaina - II · Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal2,400 pop
- AtapurUdhwa · Sahebganj, Jharkhand1,800 pop
- AtapurNizamabad · Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh779 pop
- AtapurSoro · Baleshwar, Odisha571 pop
- AtapurDhanarua · Patna, Bihar537 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Atapur
Other villages in Arambag mandal
View all 60+ →- Gaurhati
- Keshabpur
- Mayapur
- Malaypur
- Dahar Kundu
- Salepur
- Dihi Bagnan
- Batanal
- Tirol
- Manikpat
- Amgaon
- Haraditya
- Dihi Bayara
- Pratapnagar
- Tajpur
- Shitalpur
- Balundi
- Para Bagnan
- Puin
- Hayatpur
- Dakshin Rasulpur
- Chandraban
- Arandi
- Hat Basantapur
- Ramnagar
- Madhurpur
- Bara Dongal
- Telua
- Maigram
- Purbba Krishnapur
- Kanpur
- Shyamgram
- Chak Hazi
- Panpet
- Bhalia
- Ashanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)