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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 499 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 334.76 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 499
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 70th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 334.76 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 10+ km distance. 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 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, 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 Dubrajpur 11 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

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 Pratappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pratappur village had a population of 967. That makes it the 70th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Pratappur village has 499 males and 468 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 334.76 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 Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Dubrajpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pratappur.

Pratappur 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.

Pratappur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 11 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Pratappur (under 2 km), Gourganja (2.0 km) and Lashmi Narayanpur (2.3 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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