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About Pratappur Village

Pratappur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 170 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, 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 Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 111.2 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 170
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pratappur compares

By the 2011 count Pratappur is the 111th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 111.2 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, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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 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 4.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about under 2 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 Swadinpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 4.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.1 km

Villages closest to Pratappur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 324. That makes it the 111th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Pratappur village has 170 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pratappur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Pratappur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pratappur covers 111.2 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 Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pratappur is Swadinpur, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pratappur.

Pratappur is about 4.2 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 Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about under 2 km away. Illambazar is about 4.2 km away. Birbhum is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shibpur (under 2 km), Panch Tentula (3.9 km) and Harishpur (4.0 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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