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About Prativapur Village

Prativapur is a small village in Barsahi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 36 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prativapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prativapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Barsahi
Pincode 757024
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 36
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Prativapur compares

By the 2011 count Prativapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 686 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Prativapur

Prativapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Prativapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prativapur from other places

Prativapur lies about 15 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Chandrapur, about 10 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 Prativapur
Nearest railway station Krishna Chandrapur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsahi 15 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 15 km
Nearest town Baripāda 15 km

Villages closest to Prativapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Prativapur village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 686 residents.

Prativapur village has 36 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prativapur has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Prativapur is 757024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prativapur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Prativapur falls under Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Prativapur is Krishna Chandrapur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Prativapur.

Prativapur is about 15 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prativapur is in Barsahi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Krishna Chandrapur is about 10 km away. Barsahi is about 15 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badasahi (7.8 km), Bidyadharkhunta (14 km) and Khuntapal (14 km).

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

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