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About Paratpur Village

Paratpur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 421 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paratpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 421
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratpur compares

By the 2011 count Paratpur is the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Paratpur

Paratpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paratpur as Available within 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 Paratpur from other places

Paratpur lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 6.4 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 Paratpur
Nearest railway station Chinpai 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Paratpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratpur village had a population of 822. That makes it the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Paratpur village has 421 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratpur has about 952 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Paratpur is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paratpur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paratpur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paratpur is Chinpai, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paratpur.

Paratpur is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paratpur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 6.4 km away. Dubrajpur is about 8.3 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barasalunchi (under 2 km), Beleturi (under 2 km) and Chhota Salunchi (under 2 km).

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

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