About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Faridpur Durgapur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 848 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713204, 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	Faridpur Durgapur
Pincode	713204
Area (hectares)	291.09 hectares
Population	1,644
Male Population	848
Female Population	796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 25th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents. Its 291.09 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 934.

Getting to Pratappur

Pratappur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pratappur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	Faridpur Durgapur	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 Faridpur Durgapur 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.

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Common questions about Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 25th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents.

Pratappur village has 848 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 713204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 291.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pratappur falls under Faridpur Durgapur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Faridpur Durgapur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saota is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 18 km away. Faridpur Durgapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.