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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 270 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pratappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pratappur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 183.77 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 270
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 155th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 183.77 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within 5 - 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 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 14 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, about 12 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 Bheduasol 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Onda 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 14 km
Nearest town Bānkura 14 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Onda 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 524. That makes it the 155th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Pratappur village has 270 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 183.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Bheduasol, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 14 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Onda tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 12 km away. Onda is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (under 2 km), Onda (14 km) and Sayer Bankra (14 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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