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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 594 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 316.65 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 594
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 56th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 316.65 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pratappur from other places

Pratappur lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pratappur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 56th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Pratappur village has 594 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 316.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Kargi Road, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 9.4 km away. Kargi Road is about 38 km away. Bilaspur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hedaspur (under 2 km), Damapur (1.5 km) and Chhata (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pratappur today is likely to be higher.

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