# Atarsama Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Handiya, Harda 

# Atarsama

Atarsama is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 161 households**, the 34th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 789people (2011)
- 161households
- 66.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Atarsama PIN code and other codes

Atarsama falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarda
- Census village code486875

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

## How far is Atarsama from nearby towns?

- Handiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)8 km by road
- Harda (nearest town)8 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 Atarsama?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Atarsama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Atarsama known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 86% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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 Atarsama

Of every 100 households in Atarsama in 2011, 91 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Atarsama · ■ Handiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****42%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Atarsama?

■ Atarsama · ■ Handiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**923

Working population ****38.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 56.9% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 178 (58%)

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 Handiya

- Dewas919 people
- Kolipura871 people
- Dhangaon791 people
- Pachatalai791 people
- Bhamori785 people
- Kunjargaon775 people
- Bhadugaon753 people
- Khardana747 people

[All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Atarsama from Harda?8 km by road
- What is the population of Atarsama?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atarsama in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Atarsama?66.6% (Census 2011)