Atru

Atru is a town in the Baran district in Rajasthan, India. It is located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is tehsil of Baran. It is located around 30 kilometres south of the Baran district. Atru tehsil is the biggest tehsil of the Baran district and has 141 villages under its administration. There are many facilities like a railway station, a hospital, schools, markets, well equipped roads for traffic. The most famous festival is Dhanush lila on the occasion there is a fair is organized for 3 days.

Atru
Atalpuri
Town
Atru
Atru
Coordinates: 24.81°N 76.63°E / 24.81; 76.63
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictBaran (Hadoti Region)
Government
  TypeDemocratic
  BodyMunicipal Council
  PradhanSmt.Vandana Nagar (INC)
  Member of Parliament Jhalawar-Baran (Lok Sabha constituency)Dushyant Singh (BJP)
  Member of Legislative Assembly Atru-Baran Legislative constituencyRadheshyam Bairwa (BJP)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total11,141
DemonymRajasthani
Languages
  OfficialHindi, English
  NativeHadoti
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
325218
Telephone code07451
Sex ratio940 /♂
Websitelsg.rajasthan.gov.in/ulbatru/
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