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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 818 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713144, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram II
Pincode 713144
Area (hectares) 656.44 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 818
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 656.44 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

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 5 - 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 33 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saota, about 11 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 Saota 11 km
Nearest town Guskhara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ausgram II 33 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 33 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ausgram II 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 1,585. That makes it the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Pratappur village has 818 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 713144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 656.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Saota, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 33 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pratappur is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saota is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 18 km away. Ausgram II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nrisinhapur (13 km), Aogram (19 km) and Chak Radhamohanpur (22 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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