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About Prayagpur Village

Prayagpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 362 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prayagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prayagpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 99.27 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 362
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Prayagpur compares

By the 2011 count Prayagpur is the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 99.27 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Prayagpur

Prayagpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Prayagpur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Panch Gonutia, Paramtor, Paschim Panchbaria and Paschim Sibrampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Prayagpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Prayagpur village had a population of 704. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Prayagpur village has 362 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prayagpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Prayagpur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prayagpur covers 99.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Prayagpur falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Prayagpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Prayagpur.

Prayagpur is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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