About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 200 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	384
Male Population	200
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 81st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

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

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Common questions about Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 384. That makes it the 81st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Pratappur village has 200 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Ranishwar is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.