Atul is an industrial village developed by the chemical conglomerateAtul 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
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 government bus to Valsad. Frequency of government buses are less. 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 around 1950 here. The Company established successful joint venture companies with world-renowned multi-national companies namely American Cyanamid Company in 1947, Imperial Chemical Industries plc in 1955 and Ciba-Geigy Ltd in 1960. It is the first private sector company of India to have been inaugurated by its first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 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. The 1,350 products and formulations sold by Atul Ltd are used by around 4,000 customers belonging to diverse industries particularly Adhesives, Agriculture, Animal Feed, Automobile, Chemical, Composites, Construction, Cosmetic, Defence, Dyestuff, Electrical and Electronics, Flavour and Fragrance, Food, Glass, Home Care, Horticulture, Hospitality, Paint and Coatings, Paper, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical, Plastic, Polymer, Rubber, Soap and Detergent, Textile and Tyre. The Company has established subsidiary companies in the USA, the UK, Germany, China and Brazil to serve its customers and thus enhance breadth and depth of its business. Atul Ltd is a parent company of Atul Infotech. Atul Infotech is an IT services and solutions provider in Atul village. 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.
Atul Post Office is located in Atul village of Valsad district of Gujarat state. It is a sub post office. Pin code of Atul Post Office is 396020. This post office falls under Valsad postal division of the Gujarat postal circle. Atul post office offers all the postal services like delivery of mails & parcels, money transfer, banking, insurance and retail services. It also provides other services including passport applications, P.O. Box distribution, and other delivery services in Atul.
Police Station
Atul Police Station is a small police station located near Atul post office, Atul.
Atul Club
Atul Club offers several sport facilities such as badminton, billiards, swimming, table tennis and also has a gymnasium for fitness enthusiasts.
Ulhas Cricket Ground is biggest cricket ground of Atul village. Utkarsh, Ulhas organization organises cricket tournament, culture programs, food festival, annual fun fair at Ulhas Cricket Ground for joy and encouraging local people in sports. Atul Premier League was also organized at this place by Atul Yuva Group and Atul Co. Op. Housing Society.
Open Air Theatre is located near Atul Vidyalaya of Atul village. The capacity of Open Air Theatre is around 2500-3000 people. Open Air Theatre is an important place for Annual functions, Atul Day, Movie Screening and Cultural programs.
