Atarra is a town and a
municipal board
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Banda district Banda District may refer to:
* Banda District, India, a district in Uttar Pradesh, India
* Banda District, Ghana
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in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is located at a distance of 32 km from
Banda. The town is divided into 25 wards.
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Geography
Atarra is located at and has an average elevation of . It lies on the Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangla ...
. Nahar Canal passes nearby the town.
Demographics
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, the town had a population of 47,419 in 8,618 Households. The total population constitute, 25,098 males and 22,321 females with a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. 4,533 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,325 are boys and 2,208
are girls with a sex ratio of 889. The average literacy rate stands at 78.59% with 32,215 literates of which, males were 18,996 while females were 13,219 and 15,204 Illiterates.
Work Profile
As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 14,367 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Atarra which includes 15,110 males and 5,461 females.
According to census survey report 2011, 11,939 workers describe their work as main work, 1,447 as Cultivators, 1,092 persons work as Agricultural labourers. 630 are working in Household industry and 8,770 are involved in other works. Of them 2,428 are Marginal workers.
Transportation
State run Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is a public sector passenger road transport corporation which services Uttar Pradesh, India, and adjoining states of North India. It operates as a state and interstate bus service and ...
bus services from Atarra to various parts of the state. Atarra falls under Chitrakoot division
Chitrakoot Division is an administrative division of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Historically part of Bundelkhand region, it includes the districts of:
* Banda,
* Chitrakoot,
* Hamirpur, and
* Mahoba.
Until a few years ago, ...
. Atarra railway station
Atarra railway station is a grade B railway station in the Banda district, Uttar Pradesh with code ATE. It serves Atarra town.
Infrastructure
The station consists of two platforms. The station is a Category A station of Jhansi railway divisi ...
serves the city. It has 2 Platforms and is located in North-Eastern part of the city.
Education
* Atarra Post Graduate College
* Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital
References
Cities and towns in Banda district, India
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