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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 509 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 312.51 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 509
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 312.51 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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 village. 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 53 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, 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 Lakhanpur 34 km
Nearest town Surajpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 38 km
District headquarters Surguja 53 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhanpur 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 998. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Pratappur village has 509 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 312.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Bishrampur, 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 village for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 53 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 34 km away. Surajpur is about 34 km away. Bishrampur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaipur (8.7 km), Pathari (12 km) and Gumgara Kalan (15 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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