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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 222 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 222
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 87th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 26 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 21 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 Tundi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 21 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 26 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tundi 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 417. That makes it the 87th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Pratappur village has 222 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pratappur falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Giridih, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 26 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 5.2 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Dhanbad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thetha Tanr (under 2 km), Lakra Khundi (under 2 km) and Sonad (1.5 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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