# Atma Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Atma

Atma is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,832 people in 608 households**, the 14th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,832people (2011)
- 608households
- 60.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Atma PIN code and other codes

Atma falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAtma
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244916

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Atma from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Atma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Atma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laranpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Atma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Atma

Of every 100 households in Atma in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Atma · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****45%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**46%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Atma?

■ Atma · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**921

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 44.7% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 614 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Islampur

- Dhekwaha4,017 people
- Bele4,005 people
- Bardih3,956 people
- Ichahos3,856 people
- Sanda3,801 people
- Kochra3,673 people
- Sunri3,600 people
- Baralgawan3,576 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Atma from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Atma?3,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atma in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Atma?60.3% (Census 2011)