Atariਅਟਾਰੀ

Where is Atari?

Atari is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Kishanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032385, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 8 people in Atari: 3 men and 5 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 18 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 3, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Atari's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Atari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jeowal, Aima, Bachhwan and Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal.

What is the population of Atari?

The population of Atari was 8 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Atari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Atari has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.