Atul, Gujarat
Atul is an industrial village developed by the chemical conglomerate Atul Ltd, located in the Valsad district of Gujarat, India. Although a small village, it has good educational, recreational facilities, banks, temples, post office, police station and a railway station.
Demographics
As of Census of India, 2011, Atul has a population of 3486. Males constitute are 51.23% of the population and females are 48.77%. Atul has an average literacy rate of 83.28%; with 87.46% of males and 78.88% of females literate. 8.89% of the population is under 6 years of age. Atul, located on the bank of the Par River, derives its name from the Lalbhai Group owned Atul Ltd.As of Census of India, 2011, Population details of ATUL:
Transport
Railway
Atul is located on the Western Railway on Mumbai -Surat segment. Atul is 187 km from Mumbai Central. Atul is 76 km from Surat, 205 km from Vadodara, 305 km from Ahmedabad. While coming from Mumbai, Atul is the previous station before Valsad.Bus
Atul is connected by city bus service to Valsad. Frequency of city buses are good. Atul is located along the National Highway No 48. The nearest airports are Mumbai to the south, Surat & Vadodara to the north.Educational Facilities
Although Atul is a small village there are very good schools available in Atul and nearby areas. The main schools are as follows.Atul Vidyalaya
Atul Vidyalaya, founded in 1991 and sponsored by the Lalbhai Group of Companies, aims to create a centre for education, wherein each child is imparted knowledge that is contemporary and at the same time rooted firmly in our cultural heritage.It is an English medium school, up to standard 12. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi.
Students of standard 9 and 10 appear for the ICSE. Students of standard 11 and 12 appear for the ISC.
Kalyani School
Kalyani School is a Gujarati medium, co-educational school up to standard 12, following GSHSE Board curriculum. It was founded in 1953. It is managed by Atul Kelavni Mandal. It is the first school in the town and one of the great schools.On 15 August 1948 Pandit. Jawaharlal Nehru had given a speech from the podium of Kalyani School, Atul.
Vallabh Ashram School
One more school is located 2.5 km away from Atul. It is an English medium school, up to standard 12. It follows the CBSE curriculum. It has hostel facilities for boys as well as girls. Its full name is 'M.G. M. Amin and V. N. Savani School'. Mr. RP Maurya is the incumbent principal of this 4 decade old school.Atul Ltd
The village Atul was developed due to the company Atul Ltd. which was established in year 1947 here. Spread over 1,300 acres, the manufacturing facility is an example of transformation of completely barren lands into one of the greenest chemical complexes in the world..Atul Ltd has very well developed colonies for residence of its employees in Atul Village. The colonies are named as Down Colony, Up Colony, Suruchi Colony, Suvidha Colony, G-J-K Colony, Cyanamid Colony etc. Three Guest Houses belonging to the Company are also located in the residential area.
Temples & Mosque
- Atuleshwar Mahadev Temple
- Umakant Mahadev Temple, Bhola Nagar
- Jain Temple, Suruchi Colony
- Atul Dargah, Down Colony
- Maa Vishwambhari Temple, Rabada
Other Facilities
Banks
- State Bank of India
- UCO Bank
- Axis Bank
- SBPP Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bhola Nagar