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About Pratapgiri Village

Pratapgiri is a mid sized village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 295 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratapgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratapgiri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Katekalyan
Pincode 494449
Area (hectares) 371.54 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 295
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratapgiri compares

By the 2011 count Pratapgiri is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 371.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Pratapgiri

Pratapgiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pratapgiri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pratapgiri from other places

Pratapgiri lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 23 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 Pratapgiri
Tehsil headquarters Katekalyan 15 km
Nearest railway station Kaklur 23 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 42 km

Villages closest to Pratapgiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katekalyan 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 Pratapgiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratapgiri village had a population of 553. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Pratapgiri village has 295 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratapgiri has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Pratapgiri is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratapgiri covers 371.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pratapgiri falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pratapgiri is Kaklur, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pratapgiri.

Pratapgiri is about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratapgiri is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Katekalyan is about 15 km away. Kaklur is about 23 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhote Lakhapal (3.4 km), Marjum (5.4 km) and Jangampal (5.8 km).

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

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