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About Pragpura Village

Pragpura is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 756 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pragpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pragpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301409
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 756
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pragpura compares

By the 2011 count Pragpura is the 75th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Pragpura

Pragpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pragpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pragpura from other places

Pragpura lies about 51 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Shri Ghasinagar, about 2.5 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 Pragpura
Nearest railway station Shri Ghasinagar 2.5 km
Nearest town Baswa 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 51 km

Villages closest to Pragpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pragpura village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 75th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Pragpura village has 756 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pragpura has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Pragpura is 301409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pragpura covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pragpura falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pragpura is Shri Ghasinagar, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pragpura.

Pragpura is about 51 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pragpura is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Shri Ghasinagar is about 2.5 km away. Baswa is about 9.9 km away. Rajgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodar Ka Bas (1.7 km), Sainthal (2.6 km) and Ladiya (3.2 km).

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

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