Atru
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| State : | Rajasthan | ||
| District : | Baran | ||
| Sub-district : | Atru | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 53 ' N , 76 ° 40' E | ||
| Height : | 290 m | ||
| Area : | 4 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,141 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2785 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Atru ( Hindi अटरू ) is a small town with around 13,000 inhabitants in the Baran district in the southeast of the Indian state of Rajasthan .
Location and climate
The small town of Atru is located about 4 km southwest of the Parbati River and about 31 km southeast of the district capital Baran at an altitude of about 290 m . The climate is mostly dry and warm; Rain (approx. 860 mm / year) falls almost exclusively during the summer monsoon season .
Population development
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | ?? | 9,019 | 11,141 |
Approx. 90% of the population are Hindus ; almost 10% are Muslims . The male share of the population exceeds the female population by almost 10%. They mostly speak Rajasthani and Hindi .
economy
The villagers live - largely self-sufficient - almost exclusively from agriculture. There are small traders, artisans and day laborers in the city itself. The place has a passenger station.
Attractions
At the site are the ruins of several Hindu temples from the 10th century that were destroyed by Islamic army units passing through . Two Mithuna reliefs stolen in 2009 returned from the USA in 2014.