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About Pragpar Village

Pragpar is a large village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,190, made up of 1,545 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1406.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pragpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pragpar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370155
Area (hectares) 1406.81 hectares
Population 3,190
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pragpar compares

By the 2011 count Pragpar is the 19th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 1406.81 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pragpar

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

Pragpar lies about 109 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Padampur, about 8.3 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 Pragpar
Nearest railway station Padampur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 10 km
Nearest town Rāpar 10 km
District headquarters Kachchh 109 km

Villages closest to Pragpar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pragpar village had a population of 3,190. That makes it the 19th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Pragpar village has 1,545 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pragpar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pragpar is 370155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pragpar covers 1406.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pragpar falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pragpar is Padampur, about 8.3 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pragpar.

Pragpar is about 109 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pragpar is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Padampur is about 8.3 km away. Rapar is about 10 km away. Rāpar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonalva (2.8 km), Vallabhpar (3.0 km) and Umaiya (4.7 km).

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

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