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About Prakash Village

Prakash is a large village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,368 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prakash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prakash village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 451.41 hectares
Population 2,707
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Prakash compares

By the 2011 count Prakash is the 11th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 451.41 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Prakash

Prakash is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Prakash as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patlapur, Pedda, Penera and Phulbani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Prakash

As per the Census of India 2011, Prakash village had a population of 2,707. That makes it the 11th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Prakash village has 1,368 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prakash has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Prakash is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prakash covers 451.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prakash falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Prakash notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Prakash.

Prakash is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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